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June 4, 2013 
Dear Readers,


This week we would like to extend a special invitation (for people in the AERO network) to join us at the 21st annual International Democratic Education Conference in Boulder, Colorado. See below for special arrangement for AERO members and newsletter subscribers. We also have news and resource items from around the world of educational alternatives. We hope you enjoy the content.

 
Join AERO at IDEC 2013 this August 4-8 in Boulder, Colorado

AERO has been intimately involved in the International Democratic Education Conference (IDEC) throughout its twenty-one year history. Director Jerry Mintz participated in the very first conference in Hadera, Israel back in 1993 and has been instrumental in its development since that time. In 2003, AERO hosted IDEC in Troy, NY which had over 600 participants from 25 countries around the world. Inspired by the conversations and workshops taking place that year, we created the first ever AERO conference which was hosted the next year in 2004 and after ten years is still running strong! This year's IDEC, while not organized by AERO, involves many familiar faces. Our former conference director (and current new media coordinator), Isaac Graves is on the core organizing committee, while many AERO member schools, organizations, and individuals will be participating. Jerry Mintz will be offering multiple workshops and AERO will bring its famous alternative education bookstore to the event! It is through our close relationship that we cordially invite you to join us this August, 4-8 in Boulder, Colorado.



We have arranged special registration options for AERO members and readers:
  • AERO Members will receive a 10% discount on registration fees. Just write "AERO" on the registration form where it asks how you heard about the conference.
  • AERO Readers (all nonmembers) who register for IDEC will receive a complimentary six-month membership to AERO. Just write "AERO" on the registration form where it asks how you heard about the conference.
Find out more about IDEC 2013, speakers, and their program at: www.IDEC2013.org

AERO hosts the IDEC listserve, which has served as the primary form of communication and networking for the IDEC community for over a decade.To join this discussion listserve, write to [email protected] with your request to join.

IDEC wants to make sure everyone who wants to attend IDEC can. They offer group rates and financial aid to those in need. Just write them at [email protected] to find out more.

We hope to see you there! This will be the best option to meet your fellow AERO members and alternative educators before next year!

Jerry Mintz invites you to IDEC 2013 in Boulder, Colorado!
Jerry Mintz invites you to IDEC 2013 in Boulder, Colorado!
  
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Forum for Educational Change
Report by AERO Representative Peter Berg on an AERO sponsored event. If you're interested in becoming an AERO representative yourself or want to find out more, email [email protected].
 
A gathering of youth and adults came together on Saturday June 1, 2013 in Hampton, New Hampshire to create educational change. The gathering was supported by AERO (Alternative Education Resource Organization) and the Hampton Community Coalition.   Youth and adults most of whom had never met, and representing a variety of educational genres from public school to homeschooling theorized, formulated and created concrete action steps designed to implement their ideas for educational change in the state of New Hampshire. Read the rest of Peter Berg's report on this gathering here.

How Can We Fix Education? Listen to Young People.
 
 
Daily news stories and countless blog posts detail the state of learning, education, and schools in America. It is a fervent conversation, but it's one led by adults: policymakers, school board members, school administrators, teachers, and parents. Despite the best intentions of adults, there is a critical aspect of transforming education that's clearly missing. Young people are not being invited to participate or to be a part of the decision-making process. And, as this debate about changing education goes on feverishly across the country, an entirely different dialogue is occurring among young people.

In the last month, two youth voices have been center stage... Read the rest of the article here.
 
News & Resources
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Thank you for your ongoing support. With your help, we will make learner-centered alternatives available to everyone!

Sincerely,

Jerry Mintz
Executive Director
Alternative Education Resource Organization

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