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Thursday, May 8, 2014

Letter to U.S. Senators: oppose more money, less accountability for charter schools Parents Across America

Parents Across America:




 



Free speech for teachers has been muzzled
By Danielle Arnold-Schwartz, leader of PAA-Suburban Philadelphia I am grateful to live in a country where we have had First Amendment rights since 1791.  “This clause prohibits the government from banning speech because it does not agree with the message… James Madison pointed to freedom of speech as a vital aspect of a healthy republic. While originally written to apply to actions of the federal

This week the U.S. House is likely to pass HR 10, what we call the charter expansion bill. Then it is on track to move to the Senate. So, now’s the time to contact your Senators and tell them that parents’ CHOICE is more resources for local schools, not more money for charter schools. It wouldn’t hurt to contact your Congressman, too – they haven’t voted yet! Here’s what PAA faxed to every U.S. Se

North Carolina Parents call on General Assembly to end Read to Achieve   Contacts: Pamela Grundy, Mecklenburg ACTS.org,  pamgrundy@earthlink.net, 704-806-0410 Janna Robertson, UNC-Wilmington Dropout Prevention Coalition, Robertsonj@uncw.edu, 910-777-1930 Ilina Ewen, third-grade parent, Raleigh, theewens@gmail.com, 919-632-2915   MecklenburgACTS.org, Fix Read to Achieve Now and a coalition of conce