Carla Ranger - Dallas ISD Journal - Welcome: Trustees Lew Blackburn and Bernadette Nutall file formal complaint with national NAACP against Dallas NAACP President regarding charter school comments

Carla Ranger - Dallas ISD Journal - Welcome: Trustees Lew Blackburn and Bernadette Nutall file formal complaint with national NAACP against Dallas NAACP President regarding charter school comments:

URGENT: to the 72% of NYC Residents who Support Occupy Wall Street: WE NEED YOU NOW! | OccupyWallSt.org #OWS

URGENT: to the 72% of NYC Residents who Support Occupy Wall Street: WE NEED YOU NOW! | OccupyWallSt.org:

URGENT: to the 72% of NYC Residents who Support Occupy Wall Street: WE NEED YOU NOW!

by OccupyWallSt

We are gathering at 3PM today at subway stations across the five burroughs. We will occupy the subway, and convene at Foley Square tonight at 5PM.

Contact your friends, family, neighbors, co-workers, classmates, everyone!
Call, text, email, tweet, knock on doors!
Leave work, leave school, join your fellow 99% on the subway and at Foley Square at 5PM!

Facing the most brutal assault on our Democracy since 9-11, New Yorkers must once again stand as one!

Stations:

• Bronx
  • Fordham Rd
  • 3rd Ave, 138th Street
  • 163rd and Southern Blvd
  • 161st and River - Yankee Stadium
• Brooklyn
  • Broadway Junction
  • Borough Hall
  • 301 Grove Street
  • St Jose Patron Church,185 Suydam St, Bushwick
• Queens
  • Jackson Heights/Roosevelt Ave.
  • Jamaica Center/Parsons/Archer
  • 92-10 Roosevelt Avenue, Jackson Heights
• Manhattan
  • 125th St. A,B,C,D
    
  • Union Sq. (Mass student strike)
  • 23rd St and 8th Ave
• Staten Island
  • St. George, Staten Island Ferry Terminal
    
  • 479 Port Richmond Avenue, Port Richmond

Charter Schools - Triggering suspicion

Pasadena Weekly - Triggering suspicion:

Triggering suspicion

families should not be lured by the false promises of Parent Revolution

By Caroline Grannan 11/17/2011

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Pasadena Unified School District parents are being targeted by an outside organization that claims it wants to “empower” them to fix their schools.

Parent Revolution is a front group for corporate-backed charter schools, which have a very mixed academic record. Parent Revolution has never improved or even worked in any schools. It aims to exploit PUSD parents, not empower them.

Parent Revolution, started (under another name) by charter school operator Steve Barr, is like Astroturf — it has fake grassroots. As a public school parent, blogger and observer of education issues, I’ve followed Parent Revolution closely. The “education reform” the group

NYPD Swarming Liberty Square in Bloody Assault. | OccupyWallSt.org #OWS

NYPD Swarming Liberty Square in Bloody Assault. | OccupyWallSt.org:

NYPD Swarming Liberty Square in Bloody Assault.

by OccupyWallSt

Live Updates

• 2:38 pm: march gathering to join student strike at Union Square.
• 2:28 pm: videographer reports assault by undercover cop, video coming soon.
• 2:28 pm: surrounded by media, occupiers chant "the whole world is watching"
• 2:26 pm: heavy police presence continues, occupiers undaunted
• 2:18 pm: Liberty Square reopened, occupiers return inside to see blood on the ground
• 2:11 pm: multiple victims reported. Witnesses confirm man tackled from behind by NYPD, bloodied, stripped of clothing.
• 1:56 pm: at least one medic reports protestor bleeding from the head inside the Square. NYPD is preventing medics from helping.
• 1:53 pm: for no apparent reason, police have invaded Liberty Square and began indiscriminately shoving people and reportedly hitting people with batons
• 1:49 pm: paddy wagons approaching; more and more police surrounding the square; no way in or out; imminent mass arrests anticipated
• 1:43 pm: police using metal barricades to seal off Liberty Square; peaceful protestors are being told they are not allowed to leave; widespread reports of violence inside
• 1:38 pm: helmeted police are raiding Liberty Square, batons drawn; they have closed off the entrances and are not letting people in or out

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Event in DC This Friday…Like, Tomorrow | Mr. Teachbad #OWS

Event in DC This Friday…Like, Tomorrow | Mr. Teachbad:

Event in DC This Friday…Like, Tomorrow

Hi, Every­body–

There is an Occupy event being held tomor­row at McPher­son Square, just behind the White House, at 15th and K St. NW. Easy to get to on the Blue and Orange line down­town. This is for edu­ca­tors and peo­ple who care about what they do.

I’ll be there and hope to see some of you.

Here are the details:

We teach the 99%! Stand up for pub­lic edu­ca­tion in DC!
Grade-in and Speak out
McPher­son Square | 15th & K Sts NW
Fri­day, Nov. 18, 2011 — 4:30pm

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From New York to Seat­tle, teach­ers have joined the Occupy move­ment to stand up for pub­lic edu­ca­tion. The rea­sons should be clear: from high-stakes test­ing to merit pay; from school clos­ings to pri­va­ti­za­tion; from the rou­tine dis­re­spect of edu­ca­tors to the bash­ing of teach­ers unions – the 1% have car­ried out an ugly and vicious assault on pub­lic education.

Dur­ing the years of Michelle Rhee, DCPS teach­ers were ground zero of this assault. These days, Chan­cel­lor Kaya Hen­der­son embod­ies all of Rhee’s poli­cies – with a (some­what?) friend­lier face. Once again, school clos­ings loom on the hori­zon. Lay­offs and excess­ing per­sist. The gru­el­ing nature of the IMPACT eval­u­a­tion sys­tem eats away at the morale of both sea­soned vet­er­ans and promis­ing young teach­ers. Worse yet, the prospects for many of the amaz­ing and tal­ented stu­dents that we teach are bleaker than ever – as even those who make it to col­lege are likely to be sad­dled by moun­tains of debt and to face grow­ing unemployment.

Occupy DC in McPher­son Square is the place to high­light these issues. For over 6 weeks, activists have occu­pied the square and have held inspir­ing teach-ins and actions chal­leng­ing cor­po­rate greed. Join us as DCPS teach­ers gather for a grade-in, speak­out and march on Fri­day, Novem­ber 18 at 4:30pm.

For more info on Occupy DC visit www.occupydc.org

CALL-FOR-ENTRIES: RED RIBBON WEEK 2012

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CALL-FOR-ENTRIES: RED RIBBON WEEK 2012
BE PART OF HISTORY BY CREATING NEXT YEAR’S NATIONAL THEME
Deadline for Entries is December 1, 2011
Win $500 Worth of Red Ribbon Merchandise For Your School

MIAMI (November 17, 2011) – The National Family Partnership (NFP) announced its annual call-for-entries for the new theme of next year’s Red Ribbon Week. “The winner will receive national acclaim and recognition,” said Peggy Sapp, NFP’s volunteer president. “The winning slogan and design will be used throughout 2012 at thousands of schools and communities across America.” In its 27^th year as the nation’s largest and oldest drug prevention campaign, Red Ribbon Week reaches 80 million people each year throughout the United States. The winner will receive $500 worth of Red Ribbon Week 2012 merchandise for their K-12 school. Educators, students, parents

HOW TO ENTER THE CONTEST:

Entries must be received by December 1st, 2011 via email to info@nfp.org (or via mail to National Family Partnership, 2490 Coral Way, Miami, FL 33145). Please include your name, school, telephone number and email address. Contest rules and full details are available at http://www.nfp.org/.

HELPFUL HINTS:

Red Ribbon Week is celebrated in schools across America, with large banners and signs hung from marquees and fences. Your theme and design should work within this context. Themes should be brief and as catchy as possible (2011’s theme was "It's Up To Me To Be Drug Free." The theme for 2010 was “I Am Drug Free: Choices = Consequences.” Other recent annual slogans include “100% Me Drug Free,” “Look At Me I’m Drug Free” and “Drug Free Is The Key.” While the red ribbon should be prominently featured in the design, it is not required. Please refer to the red ribbon logo at www.redribbon.org. And last, don't be afraid to use other colors (in addition to red) in your entry.

NATIONAL RECOGNITION:

The winning theme will be displayed and featured on products at the 2012 Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America’s (CADCA) Annual Leadership Forum (which brings together 2,500 leaders from community anti-drug coalitions, the media, government, addiction treatment professionals, researchers, educators, law enforcement, and faith-based organizations). The winning slogan will also be recognized via Red Ribbon Week’s national media relations and social media campaigns.

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About Red Ribbon Week and the National Family Partnership: Red Ribbon Week is the nation’s largest and oldest drug prevention campaign, reaching 80 million people each year. NFP spearheaded the national campaign in response to the 1985 death of DEA agent Kiki Camarena, who was abducted and murdered by drug traffickers in Mexico. The NFP was established in 1980, and is a national leader in drug prevention, education and advocacy. Its mission is to lead and support our nation’s families and communities in nurturing the full potential of healthy, drug-free youth. For more information, please visit http://www.redribbon.org/ orhttp://www.nfp.org/.