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It's been a remarkable week so far! Here's how you can join in our PAA Week sessions for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, plus a link to recordings of our Day 2 session.
 
PAA WEEK SCHEDULE AND SESSION LINKS


If you missed it...

Here's a link to PAA Week Day 2's excellent session, Messaging with FairTest's Bob Schaeffer. The recording started a few minutes into the session, but most of the good stuff is still there!

Schedule for PAA Week Days 4-5-6

Day 4 - Wednesday
July 22, 11 AM-12:15 PM ET

   

Focus on federal advocacy (public session)

   

PAA members Pam Grundy, Khem Irby and Julie Woestehoff will share our Capitol Hill Toolkit and our experiences talking with Congress. 


Here's the access information for Wednesday: 

 

      Please join our meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone.

      https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/847230637 

 

      Join the conference call:

      United States +1 (872) 240-3212

Access Code: 847-230-637

 

Link to Doodle scheduler to request alternate date/time for this session:

http://doodle.com/sawegx4zrg8z55wv

 

 

Day 5 - Thursday, July 23, 1:30 PM ET:

Local Heroes: Running for office to support our schools (public session)

 

They are walking the walk!!! PAA founding members Helen Gym (Candidate, Philadelphia City Council), Sue Peters (Elected member, Seattle School Board), and Natalie Beyer (Elected member, Raleigh Durham School Board) will share with us why they ran for school board and how they met the challenges of an election. Natalie and Sue will talk about their challenges and successes as elected officials, and Helen will tell us what she hopes to accomplish as a Philly City Councilwoman.

 

Thu, Jul 23, 2015 1:30 - 2:15 PM EDT

Day 6 - Friday,
July 24, 11 AM ET:  

 

Focus on test stress research

(public session)

PAA members Laura Bowman and Julie Woestehoff will share our preliminary materials on the impact of testing on children's mental health.

 

Here's the access information for Friday:

 

Please join our meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone.
      https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/839924765

      Join the conference call.

     United States +1 (646) 749-3122

     Access Code: 839-924-765    

 

Link to Doodle scheduler to request alternate date/time for this session:

http://doodle.com/2ru7hgye5rzhmnxh

 

All sessions will be recorded and posted.

 

 
JOIN US!

If you share our overall goals of progressive, positive education reform and more parent input in education policy making, we invite you to affiliate with us if you are an existing group, or to form a new PAA chapter. The more of us there are, the stronger our voice will be at every level. Here's how! 
If you have questions, comments, suggestions or stories to share, please e-mail us at info@parentsacrossamerica.org or visitwww.parentsacrossamerica.org.

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