Save Our Schools March And Rally Leaders Decline White House Invitation

Leaders of the National Call to Action and organizers of the Save Our Schools March have declined an invitation to meet with education officials at the White House today. Instead, they'll be available after the rally.

The executive committee of the joint effort sent this morning the following response:

"We sincerely appreciate the interest of the White House in the Save Our Schools March and National Call to Action. We’d be pleased to host any White House or Department of Education personnel on the Ellipse on Saturday so they can hear firsthand what teachers, students, parents and community members from around the country have to say about public education. Thousands of concerned citizens will be sharing their experiences and their thoughts on the future of our schools. July 30th is your opportunity to listen to us. After the March, we will be open to meeting with White House or Department of Education leaders to further discuss our specific proposals."

The four-day rally in Washington D.C. kicked off Thursday and protests controversial education reform policies from the Obama administration.

Comments

[dloitz]

12:05 PM on 07/30/2011

If you can't make the march please join us at the Cooperative Catalyst and voice your support via blog post or twitter feed, or facebook post! Use the tag #bloggermarch and add your comments or links to

http://coopcatalyst.wordpress.com/2011/07/17/bloggermarch/

There are already a handful of post on this growing list!

-Cooperative Catalyst!

[umbrarchist]

12:11 AM on 07/30/2011

What in the world do they expect saving schools to accomplish and WHAT DOES THAT MEAN anyway?

What is the problem with a National Recommended Reading List? How many kids could learn a lot if you just told them what the right books were? How many books are CRAP? And then the schools make kids read them. Catcher in the Rye? That was LAME in the 60s.

But here is a book older than that which is relevant.

The Tyranny of Words by Stuart Chase
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9H1StY1nU8

I wish someone had told me about that when I was in high school.

Or how about:

Teach Yourself Electricity and Electronics, by Stan Gibilisco
http://www.mhprofessional.com/product.php?isbn=0071459332

The Art of Electronics by Horowitz and Hill
http://books.sharedaa.com/2010/01/the-art-of-electronics-horowitz-hill.html

Celestia: space simulation of the universe in 3D
http://www.shatters.net/celestia/

GeoGebra: Interactive graphics, algebra and spreadsheet
http://www.geogebra.org/cms/

Solve Elec: draw and analyze electrical circuits
http://www.physicsbox.com/indexsolveelec2en.html

Logisim: Digital logic circuit simulator
http://sourceforge.net/projects/circuit/

We have the technology to send info around the planet and they want to march on Washington? That is so SIXTIES!!!

[Jenn May]

10:13 PM on 07/29/2011

HOT DOG! Amen to that... LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE! You got SOS!!!!!

It is really unfortunate that you will not get as media attention as you deserve due to the current debt debacle. Best Wishes!

[murfiani39]

09:16 PM on 07/29/2011

I wish I could attend this great event. It is so sad how public education is being bashed, and made the scape goat. The reason students do not learn is due to conditions such as being poor, single family homes, parents working two three jobs to make ends meat. Children can not learn if their home life is in crisis. Just look at DC now, a circus. We need supplies, clean and working schools, safety in the buildings, and in the neighborhood. We need after school programs. We need art teachers, music teachers, science teachers, we need science labs smart boards, we need a budget that does not change. we need leaders who have an education background , not politicans or business people.. we need respect, for our profession, and with each other.

[mlaiuppa]

05:09 PM on 07/29/2011

Good for them. Don't let the politicians co-op this movement. Stay in charge and call the shots on your terms. They can either join you on the eclipse and be part of the solution or wait on the sidelines and continue to be part of the problem.

[Unsalted]

05:20 PM on 07/29/2011

I support these educatiors. They are conscientious, hard working and dedicated. God bless them.