Showing posts with label Congress. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Congress. Show all posts

Saturday, April 30, 2011

Parents group calls for reform of NCLB


Parents across America. Our proposals to reform NCLB
The US Congress is considering how to revise No Child Left Behind, the Bush-era version of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, the most important federal law that governs our public schools.  NCLB has been extremely damaging in the eyes of most parents, and needs fundamental reform.  Unfortunately, the Obama administration plans to make it worse in many respects.
Parents Across America has developed our own blueprint, based upon less testing and privatization, more parent input, and a greater emphasis on evidenced-based reforms that have been proven to work to improve schools, such as class size reduction.  Our complete blueprint was featured on the Washington Post Answer Sheet, and is posted on our PAA website as a pdf here.
Please sign our petition in support of our proposals, and send a message to the President and the US Congress now!
Then  join us, as we fight for better schools!
Our children, our schools, our voices.
http://parentsacrossamerica.org/

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Congress of the People - San Francisco


Congress of the People West Coast Regional
Social and Economic Justice for All
Regardless of Race or Immigration Status
                Living Wage Jobs
                Universal Health Care
                Affordable Housing
                Quality Public Education
                Progressive Taxation of Corporations and the Wealthy
                Peace and Self-determination

Join us for discussion of the Democracy Charter (www.democracycharter.org) submitted by Civil Rights Movement veteran Jack O’Dell and development of a People’s Platform.
http://www.livingwage-sf.org/