Why don't we ever see the media investigating claims of the "School Reformers?"
President Obama was at Miami Central High School recently to promote his school reform agenda. In news accounts reported across the country he pointed to academic improvements at Miami Central in support of a trinity of "reform" claims. First, that it is schools that make the difference in student achievement; second, that teachers and principals make the biggest difference in whether or not students in a particular school…See More
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Thanks for your note, I have asked our program staff for their help in suggesting resources we could send you regarding our specific programs in LA. In many states, the Project Citizen program (wherein students examine public policy problems in their communities) is used in various youth settings including volunteer youth associations, youth groups, and after school activities. For example, 4H in the state of Georgia has integrated Project Citizen into their programming for students. We are happy to send you more information on that program or a copy of the book. Feel free to follow up with me at prendergast@civiced.org or call our Washington DC office at 202-861-8800.
All the best,
Liza
I love your vision of the ideal school! Sorry to hear after 16 years of investment in your current learning community, you are facing the "last year". Nonetheless, your journey sounds like a continuous one, and there will be another community waiting for you...
We're partnering with The Forum for Education and Democracy on their Will We Really Campaign, launched yesterday, and hope you'll take a few minutes to visit the campaign web site: www.willwereally.org! You can watch the video from that site or from the Network's home page (or from You Tube, if web traffic is too busy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhpwtgZ8DUY).
As you can see from the world map on our home page, we have a growing, eclectic community of individuals from across the globe -- from Brooklyn to Pakistan, from North Dakota to China. Thank you for taking the time to add your voice to that fascinating mix.
As you surf around the Network and its companion site, www.fivefreedoms.org, I urge you to share your voice throughout. Take our You Be The Judge First Amendment quiz (a new scenario every two weeks). Leave a comment on a fellow member's personal page and make a new contact. Upload a video to our gallery, or watch and react to one already there. Join (or start) a group or visit the Soapbox to contribute to (or start) a discussion. And invite others to join us.
In short, use your voice to co-create our online community :-)
Post a comment on my page anytime with questions or ideas. Thanks again!
California has one of the best student press rights laws in the nation. We have anti-hosty legislation, thanks to Senator Yee, and the Cal Ed Code 48907--which predates Hazelwood and supercedes it--states that the student editors assign and edit the news.
Unfortunately, when the administration has not been able to censor the students, they instead have punished the advisers. I am one of those, but I belong to a relatively large club of other strong j. teachers who have suffered the same fate. By bringing our stories into one document and by bringing the state teachers union on board, we were able to create a climate where we could get this landmark legislation.
I understand Colorado is the only other state to protect its j. advisers, but I have also been told that ours is the best and strongest law in the nation.
I hope it will go viral in 49 other states!
Jan
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