PAA affiliate Public Schools First NC urges
timely registration for NPE conference
PAA leaders to present workshop
PAA's workshop, "Parent Voices on the Impact of Race, Poverty and Cultural Bias on Educational Opportunity: a Call to Action," will be offered at the NPE conference this April. Presenters will include PAA Board members Nate Harris and Khem Irby, with PAA President Dora Taylor and Sheila Warren, president of our newest affiliate, the Portland Parents' Union.
A message from PAA affiliate Public Schools First's Yevonne Brannon:
Wanted to make sure you know about the NPE conference HERE in downtown Raleigh this April 16-17.
Public Schools First NC is working hard as a local partner to make this a great SOLD OUT event because we believe this conference will be a powerful and important opportunity to learn more about the threats against public education and how we can advocate to support, defend and transform our public schools! Keynote speakers include Rev. William Barber and Dr. Diane Ravitch. I have seen the list of panelists and workshops and I know you will not want to miss this event. Click here for other keynote speakers.
The cost is $150 -- your ticket pays for both your registration and 3 meals during the conference - breakfast and lunch on Saturday and brunch on Sunday so you don't have to worry about meal plans- it's all included in one price. Registration is limited and over half the tickets are already sold. Register here.
We are very excited about what I believe will be a phenomenal weekend in Raleigh, NC on April 16 - 17, 2016.
PAA President Dora Taylor publishes
another great Progressive article
We're very proud of our very own "progressive" writer, PAA President Dora Taylor, whose second article was just published in the "Public School Shakedown" segment of The Progressive magazine. Dora's article, "Washington's Charter School Fight -- Let's Set the Record Straight," is a follow-up to her first Progressive piece, "What the Washington State Supreme Court Decision on Charter Schools Achieved," which detailed the court's finding that charter schools are unconstitutional in the state due to lack of public accountability.The new story exposes the many financial conflicts of interest that may contribute to some of the state legislators charter school support, information that parents need to know! New chapter PAA-Marin (CA) shares some thoughtful comments
Our newest chapter, PAA-Marin, has been engulfed in a major charter school controversy in their district, and they wanted to share with us the very thoughtful comments made by the district superintendent prior to the vote of the state board of education which chose to override two local school board decisions and approve a charter school for the district. Read more about this story, and the superintendent's full comments here on our web site.
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