Protesting budget cuts, students march on City Hall | Philadelphia Public School Notebook

Protesting budget cuts, students march on City Hall | Philadelphia Public School Notebook:

Protesting budget cuts, students march on City Hall

by thenotebook

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Two days after hundreds of students from around the city rallied outside School District headquarters protesting budget cuts, hundreds more left school today to march on City Hall.  (Video by NewsWorks)
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Schools' need for money center of attention in Philadelphia

by thenotebook

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by Tom MacDonald for NewsWorks
Time is running out on efforts to close the Philadelphia School District's $300 million budget shortfall. Mayor Nutter led a rally for school funding in South Philadelphia while City Council continues to wrestle with the budget.
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SBE Adopts Common Core Math Material Timeline - Year 2013 (CA Dept of Education)

SBE Adopts Common Core Math Material Timeline - Year 2013 (CA Dept of Education):

State Board of Education Adopts Timeline for New Common Core Math Materials

Schools Chief Torlakson Seeks to Have New Texts Ready for Students by Fall 2014

SACRAMENTO—California will begin its review of instructional materials based on the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics this year to provide students with new print and digital materials by the fall of 2014, under a timeline approved today by the State Board of Education.

At the recommendation of State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson, the Board approved an accelerated timeline for the review and adoption of new materials to assist schools in the transition to the new standards, which are designed to help students learn step-by-step the skills they need for college and a career.

"Today's action keeps the remodeling of California's education system on track to prepare students for the challenges of a constantly changing world and the jobs of the 21st century," Torlakson said. "Moving forward now brings us closer to the goals of ensuring that all students get the world-class education they deserve and achieve the proficiency in mathematics California's businesses need from their employees."

The Board also approved the appointment of 105 instructional materials reviewers and 11 content review experts to help in the review of some math materials. The appointees are teachers and math professors from around the state. The role of the instructional materials reviewers is to see if the submitted materials align with the content standards and the evaluation criteria adopted by the Board. The role of the content review experts is to confirm that the instructional materials are mathematically accurate and based on current and confirmed research. The reviewers will receive training in late spring. 

The timeline calls for the Instructional Quality Commission to lead in the training of reviewers this June and for publishers to submit instructional materials for review this July. The Commission will reconvene the reviewers in September and facilitate a report of findings. The Commission will then hold public meetings to discuss the findings and provide recommendations. The Board will take action on the Commission's recommendations in January 2014, providing time for schools to purchase new materials in time for the start of the new school year of 2014—15. 

The Board also approved the reviewer training materials that were recommended by the Commission.

For a complete list of the schedule of events and appointees, visit the State Board of Education Item 8 (DOC) Web page. 

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Tom Torlakson — State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Communications Division, Room 5206, 916-319-0818, Fax 916-319-0100

Date this School (and Possibly Marry It) | EduShyster

Date this School (and Possibly Marry It) | EduShyster:

Date this School (and Possibly Marry It)

by edushyster2012

Happy National Charter School Week, excellence lovers! Today we turn our extended attention spans to a fiercely urgent question: what if there was a way for teachers with enhanced excellence to find their perfect school match? And better yet, what if this dating service weeded out all of the duds—the dirty, low-expectations public schools that can be such a buzz kill for a young excellence lover? At last our dream has come true! myEDmatch.com combines the cool fun vibe of online dating to bring together “best-fit teachers and schools.” Best of all, these “best-fit” teachers don’t have to worry about being mis-matched or “ill-fit” with a LIFO-lifer loser school. Excellence lovers only please!
Date this school
The idea for making the search for a best-fit job more like the search for a right-fit mate came from an alumni of 

Today Is National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day — Whole Child Education

Today Is National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day — Whole Child Education:

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Today Is National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day

May 9, 2013 by Klea Scharberg

What does it take for children to be mentally healthy? Being mentally healthy is not just about emotional and behavioral difficulties. It's also about being mentally strong and resilient and having the skills and supports to deal with stressful issues when they arise. Today is National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day, established and promoted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The Awareness Day national event seeks to raise awareness about the importance of children's mental health and that positive mental health is essential to a child's healthy development from birth.

We know that

• Young adults thrive when offered practical resources to help them reach their goals, develop respectful relationships with adults, and create opportunities for self-determination and meaningful employment.Learn more.
• A 2009 study found that nearly 50 percent of people ages 18 to 25 with a serious mental health challenge were employed, compared to 66 percent of young adults of the same age without serious mental health challenges. Learn more.
• In 2009, only 53 percent of young adults ages 18 to 25 with serious mental health challenges enrolled in postsecondary education, compared to 67 percent of young adults of the same age without serious mental health challenges. Learn more.
• Since 2011, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has extended coverage and increased access to mental health and substance abuse services to more than 3 million previously uninsured 

UPDATE: Pearson Protest + @HuffingtonPost and @educationweek: Time to Walk? – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER

@HuffingtonPost and @educationweek: Time to Walk? – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER:

Pearson Protest in NJ Changed to Thursday May 23

by freetoteach

DEMAND CORPORATIONS PAY THEIR FAIR SHARE THURSDAY,

MAY 23, 12:00PM Hoboken Ferry, 1 Hudson Place Hoboken, NJ

Tell Governor Christie:

 Quit the corporate welfare and fund our public schools!

Protest Governor Christie’s giveaways to corporate ed giant Pearson!

High-stakes testing giant Pearson Education, Inc. was offered an $80 million payday from the state of New Jersey to relocate workers from Bergen County to Hoboken – even though they’re already getting millions more from the state for their standardized testing plans.

And what did Pearson do? They turned around and moved over 600 jobs to New York!

Pearson is everything that’s wrong with the corporate education reform movement. While they get pay offs for lay-offs and rake in state dollars for their high-stakes testing programs, our public schools are being underfunded by $3.6 billion.

On May 23, join us at the Hoboken Ferry as we protest Chris Christie’s giveaways to Pearson and call on our legislators to fight for New Jersey’s public schools.

For more info: Call NJ Working Families Alliance 973-273-3363 or email rob@njworkingfamilies.org

@HuffingtonPost and @educationweek: Time to Walk?

by Timothy D. Slekar

Full Sail University advertising in Huffington Post.

MATH 180 advertising in EdWeek

Does writing for EdWeek and HuffPost really reach “other” audiences? I ask this question with all sincerity.  And I recognize the valuable writing provided by the various authors that consistently post pieces in EdWeek and HuffPost that pierce the corporate reform armor.

But I wonder if we really reach other audiences or if we just provide “extra” readers for two publications that “allow” some dissent but are really supportive of corporate reformers’ destructive policies.

Are we sending EdWeek and HuffPost “our” (I posted quite a few blogs for HuffPost in the past) readers to be used as fodder for the advertising cannons of these publications?

A few months ago I pondered this question in this post.  I received some feedback that felt I was attacking authors writing for EdWeek.  I didn’t think I was “attacking” but after some reflection it is clear that I was agitating.

And I guess I am doing it again here.  I want to know: Why write in favor of progressive education policies and against education reformers but post in 

Thousands prepare for a three-day march against school closings

Chicago Teachers Union | Thousands prepare for a three-day march against school closings:

Thousands prepare for a three-day march against school closings as Chicago’s mayor continues his assault on working-class people under the guise of education reform

CHICAGO – As the city braces itself for the largest assault on public education in the country, thousands of parents, students, teachers, clergy, citizens and community leaders are preparing for a “long march” against school closings on May 18, 19 and 20. Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) President Karen Lewis said the non-violent demonstration is necessary because “we have a mayor who refuses to listen to reason, research and logic,” in his campaign to destroy 54 school communities which will impact about 50,000 children.

The 30-plus mile march is themed, “Our City. Our Schools. Our Voice,” and will include simultaneous routes from the West and South sides of the city. Protestors intend to walk each day past many of the 54 school communities slated for closure and their efforts will culminate in a mass demonstration downtown. It is sponsored by the CTU, the Grassroots Education Movement, SEIU Local 1, Unite Here Local 1 and Chicago PEACE, an interdenominational coalition of clergy leaders from across the city. Donations are pouring in from across the country.

“Despite the testimony of thousands of parents, teachers and people who work and live in the school communities impacted, Rahm Emanuel is dedicated to entering the history books as having destroyed the most public schools in one year than anyone,” Lewis said. “He refuses to listen to independent hearing officers, law enforcement officials, educators, researchers, parents and the students themselves. We have no choice but to use the power of organizing and direct action to engage in what will be a long fight to restore sanity to our school district.”

The march kicks off at 10:00 a.m. on May 18 on the South Side at Jesse Owens Elementary School, 12450 S. State St., and on the near West Side at Jean de Lafayette Elementary School, 2714 W. Augusta Blvd.

“School closings hurt children academically and the mayor’s plan will also put thousands of students’ safety at risk and many public school employees may lose their jobs,” Lewis said. “We must do whatever is necessary to stop this assault on the working class and the poor. Instead of just getting angry we must organize. Tell Emanuel, the Board, the school CEO and their corporate sponsors that this is our city, these are our schools and we will use our voice to fight for justice.”

Independent hearing officers reviewed the Chicago Public Schools’ list of 54 slated closings and have recommended removing 14 from the list saying those schools don't meet the state standards and are in violation of the law. The mayor’s hand-picked Chicago Board of Education will vote on the issue on Wednesday, May 22. Shortly thereafter, a massive voter registration drive will commence throughout the city.

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The Chicago Teachers Union represents 30,000 teachers and educational support personnel working in the Chicago Public Schools, and by extension, the more than 400,000 students and families they serve.  The CTU is an affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers and the Illinois Federation of Teachers and is the third largest teachers local in the United States and the largest local union in Illinois.  For more information please visit CTU's website at www.ctunet.com .

Take it from parents: teenagers are people, not data points | Parents Across America

Take it from parents: teenagers are people, not data points | Parents Across America:

Take it from parents: teenagers are people, not data points

by pureparents

A Blog Post by Wendy Lecker, Sarah Darer Littman and Jonathan Pelto, members of PAA-Connecticut.

Ask any parent, high school student or teacher- 11th grade is hell. Aside from the heavy course-load, juniors have to suffer through a litany of standardized tests- and these ones count: SATs, SAT subject tests, ACTs, APs.

Could anyone make junior year any worse? Why yes! Thank President Obama, Secretary Duncan, and Governor Malloy, Commissioner Pryor, the State Board of Education and Connecticut’s esteemed legislators. They all pushed and/or voted to make the Common Core State Standards Connecticut law.

As we all know, the CAPT test, the only state standardized test in high school, is administered in 10th grade. That test will now be replaced by the Common Core test, which will now be administered in 11th grade.

Would anyone who has any familiarity with high school ever be moronic enough to add ANOTHER standardized test to 11th grade, losing weeks of learning time and adding stress to the pressure cooker that is junior year?

Of course not- but then again, students, parents and teachers were never consulted before the Common Core was rammed down our throats.

What could possibly be the justification for this move to eleventh grade testing? That “we” want to make sure 

Diane in the Evening 5-9-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all

Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all:

Achieve Official Refutes Statements About PARCC

by dianerav

In an earlier post, a teacher in Tennessee wrote critically about the PARCC assessments of the Common Core. The teacher said that the assessments did not permit accommodations for students with disabilities.
Chad Colby of Achieve, one of the organizations responsible for developing the Common Core, says that these claims are wrong.
He writes:
“The information presented in this post is factually incorrect.
“Students with disabilities will have access to accommodations on the PARCC assessment. A draft 

Jeanne Allen Responds to Bruce Baker

by dianerav

After the Louisiana Supreme Court ruled 6-1 that the funding for vouchers was unconstitutional, Jeanne Allen urged Governor Jindal to appeal the decision to the U.S. Supreme Court. Bruce Baker chastised Allen and said she needed a civics lesson about how federalism works.
Jeanne Allen responded here. In her response, she says that there were criticisms of her family on this blog. I did not see every comment, but nothing posted here referred to Jeanne’s family, only to her published views.

Chicago: Three day March Planned to Protest School Closings

by dianerav

This just in from the Chicago Teachers Union, which is fighting to preserve public education in that city. The mass closure of 54 public schools is unprecedented in American history.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Stephanie Gadlin
May 9, 2013 312/329-6250
StephanieGadlin@ctulocal1.com
Thousands prepare for a three-day march against school closings as Chicago’s mayor continues his assault on working-class people under the guise of education reform
CHICAGO – As the city braces itself for the largest assault on public education in the country, thousands of 

Mercedes Schneider: Do Most Teachers Support Common Core?

by dianerav

Ira Shor, a professor at the City University of New York, left a comment recently, wondering if “the great Mercedes Schneider” would take a look at the AFT survey showing that 75% of AFT members support the Common Core. As it happens, Dr. Schneider saw the comment and did exactly that. Dr. Schneider is a high school English teacher who holds a Ph.D. in statistics and research methods.
Here is her analysis of the AFT survey.

LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 5-9-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all

mike simpson at Big Education Ape - 2 hours ago

Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: [image: Click on picture to Listen to Diane Ravitch] Why Rhee’s Test-Driven Incentives Always Fail by dianerav In this thoughtful article, Charles Taylor Kerchner of Claremont Graduate University explains that Michelle Rhee’s belief in using test scores to reward and punish teachers is guaranteed to produce adverse consequences like cheating. Her reliance on test scores plus her “fear-based management style” is the Achilles’ heel of reform policy, he says. “This is the lesson of organizational history, not an isol... more »

Ed Notes Online: Friday: Change the Stakes Meeting Focuses on Coming Field Test Boycott

Ed Notes Online: Friday: Change the Stakes Meeting Focuses on Coming Field Test Boycott:

Friday: Change the Stakes Meeting Focuses on Coming Field Test Boycott

by ed notes online

This in from parent activist Janine Sopp. I can't make this meeting as we have an ICE meeting tomorrow but these CTS meetings are becoming the epicenter of the opt-out movement with even people from around the state touching base to widen the impact of the movement beyond the city. There will also be some kind of demo/rally coming up in June. Teachers with parent contacts who might have an interest should be informed about these meeting.

By the way, the CTS group is holding a family picnic in Central Park on Saturday May 18 starting at 3PM, exact location to be announced.

Greetings!

As many of you know, the Pearson field tests are scheduled to hit our schools from June 3-7, less than a month away. Several people have been already been discussing their objection and desired actions against these tests again this year. We invite you to the next Change the Stakes meeting in which a boycott action will be on the agenda. We will have a preliminary discussion and spend some time outlining various strategies. We would like to collaborate with other groups and individuals on this and hope you will join this initial conversation. We are 

Education By The Numbers | The accuracy of federal education data

Education By The Numbers | The accuracy of federal education data:

The accuracy of federal education data

by Jill Barshay

Correcting mistakes may be an essential part of a good education, but that doesn’t apply inside the branch of the U.S. government that compiles and keeps education statistics. Indeed, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) knowingly leaves in errors that are discovered two to three years later. And then this error-ridden data is used by education policy makers to make decisions.

 I recently learned about these revision deadlines from the person in charge of the education data, NCES Commissioner Jack Buckley. Buckley explained that the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System data set, a.k.a. IPEDS, allows for one year of revisions (after the initial collection year) and then “locks” that year’s data forever. That’s been a frustration for for-profit universities who’ve been clamoring to retroactively revise their graduation rates upwards so that their students can remain eligible for federal student loans.

Another major data collection, the Common Core of Data, is kept active for only three years, effectively cutting off revisions afterwards.

The IPEDS data is self-reported and it may be wise to limit the ability of schools to game the data to their benefit. But the “locking down” of the data also means that more innocent mistakes are made that can never be fixed — and then used for analysis by the public. At a May 2, 2013 session of the 

Special Ed Vouchers Won’t End Discrimination | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!

Special Ed Vouchers Won’t End Discrimination | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!:

Special Ed Vouchers Won’t End Discrimination

by millerlf

By Karyn Rotker, Courtney Bowie and Monica Murphy

May 8, 2013 MJS

T. was a kindergartner with a medical disorder that caused toilet difficulties. Despite her mother’s pleas, her teacher wouldn’t allow her to use the bathroom as needed – and humiliated her by discussing her problems publicly.
A. was a 9-year-old who sometimes wouldn’t speak. Her teacher left her sitting by herself in a corner of the classroom.
S. was a 4-year-old receiving speech and language services. When his mother met with administrators to enroll him in school, they tried to talk her out of it.
K. was an 8-year-old with attention deficition hyperactivity disorder. A school refused to admit him unless 

Grandparents know vouchers don’t work

Filed under: Vouchers — millerlf @ 12:48 pm 

Wisconsin is marching inexorably down a path toward two separate publicly-funded education systems for our k-12 students. One is our traditional public schools; the other, private voucher schools largely funded by taxpayer dollars.

The school voucher program began in 1990 under Governor Tommy Thompson with a modest investment in Milwaukee. 337 students, all low-income, used vouchers valued at $734,000 ($2,178/voucher) to attend seven private, nonsectarian schools. Since then, the voucher program has grown exponentially. Funding last year equaled $158M and provided vouchers worth $6,442 to 24,000 students who attended private/parochial schools in Racine and Milwaukee.

In the next two years, the program expansion, if approved by the State legislature, will spread to at least nine more school districts, including Madison. 29,000 students will participate. Funding will increase to $209M – an almost 300-fold increase since inception. Public school funding, over that time span, has increased only three-fold.

Vouchers will be available to a family of four with an income of almost $78,000/year. In addition, these students may always have been private school students. Once students secure a voucher, they have that voucher in subsequent years no matter how high the family income. This policy generates a separate system, subsidizing private education at taxpayer expense with no accountability to, nor approval from, that taxpayer.

Are vouchers worth the price? No! Studies show that academic performance among voucher students is no better than that of students in public schools. In a 2011 study, the independent Wisconsin Legislative Audit Bureau determined that 75% of students who entered 

Saw this from Jose Vilson the other day, wanted to comment. – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER

Saw this from Jose Vilson the other day, wanted to comment. – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER:

Saw this from Jose Vilson the other day, wanted to comment.

by Chalk Face, PhD

Educator Jose Vilson is a passionate supporter of public education. I think my first encounter with him was watching poetry of his at the Save Our Schools rally in the summer of 2011. He’s also a frequent contributor to GOOD Magazine.

Here’s one of his latest on the superficiality of Teacher Appreciation Week.

I’ve had other online encounters with Mr. Vilson regarding tactics and tone of educational activism in support of public schools. In hindsight, he had some very good points, but having any kind of discussion on Twitter is nearly worthless.

I agree with Mr. Vilson’s points in this article, that to appreciate teachers we should pay them a living wage, provide them the resources they need, and improve their working conditions. He also offers the following:

The charter future of D.C. public schools:

The charter future of D.C. public schools

Posted by Valerie Strauss on May 9, 2013 at 1:18 pm

With one decision about one elementary school, D.C. Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson is filling in the picture of the future of the District’s long-troubled public school system.

It’s been clear for some time that the public school system in the nation’s capital has been moving toward charter dominance. It doesn’t take a genius to figure it out: There are now about 45,000 students in 117 traditional public school buildings under Henderson’s control, and there are about 35,000 students in 57 public charter schools beyond her control, run by the D.C. Public Charter School Board. Henderson is planning to close 15 schools this year, and more charter schools are being approved every year.

Now, my colleague Emma Brown reported in this story that after years of poor performance, Malcolm X Elementary School in Southeast Washington will be renovated to the tune of $21 million and then reopened under the management of a high-performing charter school, Achievement Prep Public Charter School.

Malcolm X was originally on the closure list, but Henderson decided to go a different way with the school. The result: a ground-breaking partnership that will be somewhere in between a traditional public school and a charter public school.

The idea is that neighborhood kids will attend the school, which is counter to the charter school law which requires that anybody in the city can apply. It will  be the first experiment in having a charter operator work with a neighborhood population of low-income students in the District.

Henderson is doing a number of things with this decision. First, she is admitting that she is out of strategies or magic to improve Malcolm X, so she is turning to a charter school that 

Mapping billionaires and charter schools | Muckety - See the news

Wall Street Loves National Charter Schools Week (Big Profits)

Obama, defying political base, declares National Charter Schools Week | Strange Bedfellows — Politics News - seattlepi.com

Wall Street ♥ charter schools | Muckety - See the news

What the Census Tells Us About the Youth Vote |

What the Census Tells Us About the Youth Vote |:

What the Census Tells Us About the Youth Vote

by Angus Johnston

Yesterday the Census Bureau released a demographic report on the 2012 election that’s chock full of really interesting stuff.
The Bureau’s analysis of racial data has gotten the most attention, and not unreasonably. The report’s dramatic finding that black voter turnout levels rose above white levels for the first time in American history is just the beginning of that story. (I myself was even more intrigued to learn that black turnout rose almost as much between 2008 and 2012 as it did between 2004 and 2008. There’s a huge amount to unpack in just that one statistic.)
Beyond the racial demographics, however, there’s a lot more of interest lurking in the numbers — much of it unmentioned in the formal report and only discoverable in the accompanying tables. Here are some of the nuggets I found most compelling:
Perhaps the most dramatic age-related data had to do with educational attainment. Among all young citizens (defined as those under 25 years old), some 41% said they’d voted. (It’s important to note that this is an undercount, because not everyone was asked this question or answered it. Unlike with the racial date noted above, the Census did not use statistical analysis to correct for non-responses.) Among those without a high

The Incredibly Rapid Decline and Fall of America’s Youth

by Angus Johnston

One magazine. Three covers. Five years apart.

Boy, the young generation sure went to hell in a hurry.

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Common Core Testing: Creating New Consumers

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Common Core Testing: Creating New Consumers:

Common Core Testing: Creating New Consumers

by Melissa Westbrook

From the Washington Post's The Answer Sheet, a guest column by an 8th grader, Isaiah Schrader, in New York (he is a gifted student so the essay reads very well).

Guess what kids?  The new Common Core assessments developed by the mega-uber education group Pearson?  Contains brand-names (complete with trademark logos) in test questions.  

What does Isaiah have to say (bold mine)?

The “busboy” passage in the eighth grade test I took was fictional, written about a dishwasher at a pizza restaurant. In it, the busboy neglects to notice a large puddle of root beer under a table that he clears. His irate employer notifies him about the mess, and he cleans it up. It seems alright at first glace. However, the root beer was referred to at one point as Mug™ Root Beer. It was followed by a footnote, which informed test-takers that Mug™ was a registered trademark of PepsiCo. The brand of soda, the type of soda, and, come to think of it, the exact beverage was not necessary to the development of the story, nor was it mentioned in any of the confusing and analytical questions following the passage.

Non-fictional passages in the test I took included an article about robots, where the brands IBM™, Lego®, 

Update On Our Community & Citywide Education Council Lawsuit Against The NYC Department Of Education | New York City Parents Union

Update On Our Community & Citywide Education Council Lawsuit Against The NYC Department Of Education | New York City Parents Union:

Update On Our Community & Citywide Education Council Lawsuit Against The NYC Department Of Education

by admin

Update On Our Community & Citywide Education Council Lawsuit Against The NYC Department Of Education

Sam Pirozzolo, President of Community Education Council 31, and Arthur Z. Schwartz, Esq., our General Counsel, today faced off in court against the New York City Department of Education (“DOE”), and stood up for the rights of parents to have a fair Community Education Council (“CEC”) election process.

The lawsuit, Pirozzolo vs Department of Education, was filed in New York State Supreme Court on May 1.

The parents charge that the selection of representatives has been reduced from a earlier process which included a popular advisory vote involving the parents of public school children followed by a vote among “parent selectors” largely drawn from the officers of Parent Associations, to the current process that only allows for a vote by the “parent selectors”.

Furthermore, the DOE has purposely undermined parents’ ability to campaign by limiting communication with parent selectors to poorly attended candidate forums.

Judge Shlomo S. Hagler ordered that the following take place:

1.  An injunction be placed on the publication of election results.  The DOE is enjoined from announcing the winners