Education Organizing
Education Organizing is the Center's quarterly newsletter on school reform organizing. Each issue includes several stories of ongoing campaigns, short news items from states, federal policy updates, and occasional job and resource announcements.
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Education Organizing Issue # 30 Spring 2008
Featured Content:
Crenshaw Cougar Coalition
Federal Update
Resources
News from the States
Education Organizing Issue # 29 - Winter 2008
Featured Content:
Organizing For Parent Involvement in Springfield, Massachusetts
Health Care Is an Educational Issue
Ohio High School Students create a 2008 Ohio Youth Agenda
Heartland Forum Great Success
“Fundis” in the Baltimore Algebra Project
News from the States
Federal Update
Resources
Job Announcement
Education Organizing Issue #28 -Fall 2007
Featured Content:
Homegrown Heroes Fight for Support not Security
Cleveland Students Organize, Meet with CEO
Tasers in School: Students Demand Accountability
The Challenge and Importance of Organizing Parents Accross School District Lines
News from the States
Federal Update
Position Announcements
Education Organizing Issue #27 -Summer 2007
Featured Content:
Classroom Observations Engage, Train Parents and Improve Instruction
FOOD FIGHT! Reforming Los Angeles’ School Cafeteria Fare
The Long Journey to Reform North High
POWER-PAC Victory! Chicago Public School CEO Arne Duncan supports recess!
News From the States & Federal Update
New Resources
Education Organizing Issue #26 - Winter 2007
Featured Content:
Classroom Observations Engage, Train Parents and Improve Instruction
FOOD FIGHT! Reforming Los Angeles’ School Cafeteria Fare
The Long Journey to Reform North High
POWER-PAC Victory! Chicago Public School CEO Arne Duncan supports recess!
News From the States & Federal Update
New Resources
Education Organizing Issue # 25 - Fall 2006 (pdf, 1.0Mb)
Featured Content:
Weighted Student Funding in Denver Metro Organizations for People (MOP)
Swords in Schools
Parents for Public Schools "Call to Action"
Brokklyn Fights for Science Equipment
News from the States
Resources
Education Organizing Issue # 24 - Summer 2006 (pdf, 1.0Mb)
Featured Content:
Victory for Small Schools San Francisco Organizing Project (SFOP)
ACORN/UTLA Lead Teacher Program
Securing Basic Health Services in Schools
Youth and Students Take Stand for Immigration Reform
News from the States
Resources
Education Organizing Issue # 23 - Spring 2006 (pdf, 2.9Mb)
Featured Content:
Revolutions Happen in Moments of Rising Expectations
Building Allies for Schoo Reform
"Ready Schools Project" Gathers Information and Demands Action in the District of Columbia
News from the States
Job Announcements
Resources
Getting Testing Right is the Goal at Strawberry Mansion
Federal Update
Education Organizing Issue # 22 - Winter 2005-2006 (pdf, 983Kb)
Featured Content:
Elementary Justice
BPON Wins Systemic Parent Engagement Initiative
New Jersey Partents Demand Accountablity in State's School Construction Program
Funding Gap 2005
News from the States
Federal Update
Education Organizing Issue # 21 - Fall 2005 (pdf, 2mb)
Featured Content:
To Market, To Market
No Child Left Behind
In the Time of Privatization
Charter Schools: Framing the Issue
The Effects of Charter Schools on Traditional Public Schools in Washington, DC
Education Organizing Issue # 20 - Summer 2005 (pdf, 1mb)
Featured Content:
Mississippi Community Organizing Gets Results at the State House
Partnerships for Change
Pioneer Valley Project Welcomes Parent/Teacher Home Visit Project to Springfield
NEA Backs Wal-Mart Campaign
News From the States
First Class? Or Stealth Attack!
Federal Update
Guest Opinion: What To Do
Military Recruitment and NCLB
Alston/Bannerman Fellowship Announcement
Education Organizing Issue # 19 - Spring 2005
Featured Content:
Another Union/Community Partnership
Grows in Brooklyn
FACE Youth Leaders Evaluate Difficult Action
Building Bridges: National People’s Action Building Capacity of Parents to Address School Policies
300 Providence Residents Take Over School Board Meeting
News from the States
Federal Update
Education Organizing Issue # 18 - Winter 2004/2005
Featured Content:
“Justice Funding.” Southern Echo looks at the impact of language, and a different way to demand school funding
Oakland Community Organizations make school reform a national priority after winning significant changes in Oakland
Boston Parent Organizing Network takes on high stakes tests and student support
Eastern Pennsylvania Organizing Project demands transparency in contract negotiations between the Philadelphia School District and the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers
Chicago ACORN joins forces with others to fight Chicago’s “Renaissance 2010” plan
CADRE in Los Angeles releases a report on parent/school communication and relationships
News from the States
Federal Update
Education Organizing Issue # 17 - Fall 2004
Featured Content:
This issue features eight essays by high school students in New Orleans, Louisiana. These student reflections on public education provide a remarkable look into the social lives, political awareness and reflective organizing work being done through a program called Students At the Center.
Other Articles Include:
The Story Circle: An organizing tool for developing collective voice. By the Douglass Community Coalition
The Roof is On Fire: Public education and the fight to reform and maintain a public school system
Federal Update
News from the States
Education Organizing Issue # 16 - Summer 2004
Featured Articles:
ACORN Demands Greater Investment in Schools
Parents at DC Elementary School Demand Classrooms with Walls
Students Seat Themselves at School Reform Table
News from the States
Immigrant Students Lobby for American DREAM
Organized Teachers, Organized Parents
Federal Update
Community Organizing in the Bronx Wins $1.6 Million
Education Organizing Issue # 15 - Spring 2004
Featured Articles:
Federal Update
If You Can’t Breathe, It’s Pretty Hard To Do Your Homework
Environmental (In)Justice
Parents and Teachers Shine Spotlight on Chrome-Plating Factory
News from the States
Navigating High School Choice in Oakland Public Schools
NYC Study Links Race, Resources, and Behavior
School Community Takes on Multi-Billion Dollar Polluter
Education Organizing Issue # 14 - October 2003
Featured Articles:
ACORN Campaigns to "Grow Our Own Teachers" in Chicago
Oakland Community Organizations
Portland Stand for Children Picks Four Winners in Crowded School Board Race
Partnerships for Change: Community-Union Collaboration in Public Education
Federal Update: Congress Continues Work on FY2004 Appropriations for Education. And It's Still Not Enough.
NCLB Resources and Monitoring Projects
United We DREAM
Ohio Fair Schools Campaign: Creative Involvement of Students and Parents
State Policy Round-up
POWER Gains Clout in LA
Education Organizing Issue # 13 - Summer 2003
Featured Articles:
Partnerships for Change: Community-Union Collaboration in Public Education
The Nature of These Relationships
Talking About Issues
Grassroots Teacher Recruitment Support
Between the Lines: Can We Talk About Teacher Quality and Student Needs?
Establishing Balance: The Community Collaborative to Improve District 9 Schools
Partnerships for Change: What They Look Like
National Organizations
Criteria for Invitation
What’s the Glue?
Resources
Education Organizing Issue # 12 - Spring 2003
Featured Articles:
Stop the Bleeding! Organizing Against the Budget Cuts
Fighting Proposed Budget Cuts in the Boston Public Schools - Spring 2003
Raising Revenues for Schools: Stand for Children, Prince George’s County, Maryland
California ACORN Fights Back Against Budget Cuts
WISDOM Argues Against Budget Cuts
CEJ Wins Los Angeles Resolution Against High Stakes Exit Exam
2000 People Acting in Congregation Together in Miami
Paterson Wins Abbott Project Labor Agreement
Improving BPS Teacher Retention
State Legislatures debate In-State Tuition for Undocumented Students
A Novel Idea: Raise Taxes on the Rich to Pay for Schools!
Bush Proposal Leaves Children in the Dirt
Education Organizing Issue # 11 - Winter 2003
Featured Articles:
Students Rally for School Funding in Pennsylvania
Sistas & Brothas United Creates Design for New Bronx High Schools
Chicago Youth Summit Tackles Tough Education Issues
Chicago Parent Leaders Partner in School Policy Making: Children, Families, Schools, and Communities Win
Education Organizing Issue # 10 - Fall 2002
Featured Articles:
New York ACORN Charges Discrimination in Access to School Programs and Information
Nyack, New York: Challenging Tracking and Placement of Students
Padres Unidos Fights for Quality Bilingual Education
Citizen Action of Milwaukee is Building Citizen Power for Change through its Fight for After School Program Funding
Blocks Together: Youth In Action
Winning Jobs on School Construction Projects
Education Organizing Issue # 9 - Summer 2002
Featured Articles:
Fighting TIF in Little Rock, AR
Cleveland Teachers Union Fought Tax Abatements at the Ballot Box
“End Racist Tests, LA Schools Deserve the Best” Coalition for Educational Justice Wins Victory in Los Angeles
Education Organizing Issue # 8 - Spring 2002
Featured Articles:
Broad Coalition in Philadelphia Fights State Takeover
“We Are Not for Sale!”
The Challenges of Tracking
Buffalo, New York—Fighting for a Quality Education
Education Organizing Issue # 7 - Winter 2001
Featured Articles:
“Are We Bad Kids?”
Taken Away from Elementary School in Handcuffs?
Students Say “No” to Armed Officers in Schools
A Win to Learn From: Textbooks for Boston Students
POWER Saves $500,000 in Title I Funding at Stoner Elementary in Los Angeles
Education Organizing Issue # 6 - Fall 2001
Featured Articles:
Teacher Training the Target of Chicago Group
Privatization Kept out of Public Schools in New York City
Next Stop, Philadelphia?
Diverse Wisconsin Groups Unite to Raise School Spending
The Alliance for Quality Education
Still Separate, Still Unequal: Californians for Justice Launches Campaign
Education Organizing Issue # 5 - June 2001
Featured Articles:
New Settlement Apartments’ Parent Action Committee Fights for Better NYC Schools
Spending Caps Cripple Wisconsin Schools
Washington Interfaith Network: Organizing for Better District of Columbia Schools
Education Organizing Issue # 4 - January 2001
Featured Articles:
Chicago ACORN: Demanding Qualified Teachers for Low-Income Schools
Alliance Organizing Project: Easing Recruitment, Tightening Transfer Policies
SOUTH BRONX ACORN: Working Collaboratively for a Master Teachers Program
Southwest Organizing Project Tackles Discrimination in Los Lunas, New Mexico
Education Organizing Issue # 3 - July 2000
Featured Articles:
Speaking Out in Spokane
Local School Councils: One Road to Parent Involvement
Teacher Home Visits - Organizing Parents on their Own Turf
So That All May Achieve: Parent Conferences in Boston
DART Wins $7 Million for Reading Program
Education Organizing Issue # 2 - March 2000
Featured Articles:
Safety Concerns + Overcrowding = School Reforms
Taking On the Mayor to Win New Schools
Blocks Together: 3 Years of Education Organizing
Parent-run school seeks more space
Indian People’s Action: Fighting for Title IX Compliance
Anti-Displacement Project ‘Access to College’ Campaign Wins Agreement with UMass
Family Literacy Project Builds Immigrants into Community
MICAH -- Insisting on Choices for Wisconsin School Children
Tenants and Workers Support Committee
Education Organizing Issue # 1 - Winter 2000
Featured Articles:
“NO SUBSTITUTE!” - Oakland ACORN Fights for More and Better Teachers
IPA: Challenging Racial Bias in Missoula Schools
The Parent Organizing Consortium - New York The Parent Organizing Consortium - New York
No Silver Bullet
ICARE Wins Direct Instruction in Jacksonville
Pueblo: School Suspension in Oakland
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