Parents Across America

Profit Empowerment Not Parent Empowerment

Rita M. Solnet | Posted 03.11.2012

Read More: Florida Education, Education, Florida, Education Reform, Florida Governor Rick Scott, Parents Across America, Florida Teachers Parents, Florida's Parent Empowerment Legislation, Parent Empowerment Legislation, Florida Parent Empowerment, Parent Trigger Law, California Parent Trigger Law, Education News
Rita M. Solnet

My goal is to stop the systematic dismantling of public schools in our society as I believe they are the cornerstone of our democracy. My goal is also to stop the wasteful distribution of my tax dollars. This is a prime example.

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Matt Damon's Powerful Education Speech at the Save Our Schools Rally in DC

Dan Brown | Posted 09.30.2011

Read More: Public Schools, Save Our Schools March, Jose Vilson, Michelle Rhee, No Child Left Behind, Race to the Top, Parents Across America, Arne Duncan, Fairtest, Deborah Meier, Pedro Noguera, Monty Neill, Matt Damon, Sos March, Diane Ravitch, Anthony Cody, Jonathan Kozol, Save Our Schools, Education Reform, High Stakes Testing, Video, Education News
Dan Brown

On Saturday, thousands of educators and parents rallied at the grassroots Save Our Schools March on Washington, D.C. Education heavyweights all took the microphone, but it was Matt Damon whose closing speech brought down the house.

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You Won't See a Soccer Ball in This Workshop!

Rita M. Solnet | Posted 09.13.2011

Read More: Politics, Save Our Schools, Education, Education Reform, American University, Public Education, Education Policy, Parents Across America, Education News
Rita M. Solnet

Looking for a soccer mom or a helicopter parent? You won't find one in the workshops that Parents Across America will conduct at American University ...

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Bad Air Day

Rita M. Solnet | Posted 08.22.2011

Read More: Cnn, Department of Education, Public Education Reform, Jonathan Alter, Diane Ravitch, Dr. Diane Ravitch, Secretary Duncan, Public Education, Parents Across America, Newsweek, Education News
Rita M. Solnet

Every so often, I step back to see what staunch proponents of "corporate reform" are saying now. Maybe there's new evidence? Maybe I've missed some ...

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Scorecard of Latest Education Deforms in the Sunshine State

Rita M. Solnet | Posted 06.13.2011

Read More: Public Education Reform, Senate Bill 736, Florida Governor, Parents Across America, Florida Politics, Education Reform, Education News
Rita M. Solnet

Here's a recap of just the past four weeks of laws enacted and bills proposed. Jaw, meet floor.

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The F Word in Education Reform

Rita M. Solnet | Posted 06.11.2011

Read More: Teachers Unions, Florida Politics, Teachers, Education Reform, Florida Education News, Public Education Reform, Diane Ravitch, Parents Across America, Rick Scott, Parents, Education News
Rita M. Solnet

It's safe to say that for approximately 4 million teachers in our nation, education reform's F word is now -- Florida!

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Parents Across America Say Enough Is Enough!

Leonie Haimson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Leonie Haimson, Karran Harper Royal, Julie Woestehoff, Andrea Merida, Sue Peters, Diane Ravitch, Parents Across America, Obama No Child Left Behind, No Child Left Behind, Education News
Leonie Haimson

Parents will no longer sit on the sidelines and accept the dismantling of their children's public schools. Enough is enough!

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Lessons From Finland and Asia About Real Education Reform

Leonie Haimson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Testing, Samuel Abrams, Class Size, Arne Duncan, Pasi Sahlberg, Finland, Pisa, Asia, Parents Across America, Education News
Leonie Haimson

The Finns "trust teachers" and allow them to "design their own courses, using a national curriculum as a guide."

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Why I Am Not A Defender Of The 'Status Quo' In Education

Sue Peters | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Michelle Rhee, No Child Left Behind, Class Size, KIPP Charter Schools, Arne Duncan, Charter Schools, Diane Ravitch, Merit Pay, Harlem Children's Zone, Education Reform, Teach for America, Status Quo, Parents Across America, Race to the Top, Education News
Sue Peters

The current crowd of education reformers like to dismiss any of us who disagree with their agenda as "defenders of the status quo." Nothing could be further from the truth.

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My View From the Ground: A Public School Parent's Perspective

Sharon Higgins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Public Schools, School Parents, Richard Rothstein, Parents Across America, Education News
Sharon Higgins

Despite all the talk about "bad" teachers we hear in the media, the dirty secret is that there are many more good teachers who desert the urban public schools than there are bad ones who stay.

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Education Indoctrination

Leonie Haimson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Leonie Haimson

The mainstream media has given a huge amount of attention to the view that our inner-city public schools are dysfunctional, primarily as a result of selfish and incompetent teachers and their unions.

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Parents Across America demand to be heard

Leonie Haimson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Privatization, School Improvement Grants, Arne Duncan, Education Reform, High Stakes Testing, Closing Schools, Parents Across America, President Obama, Politics News
Leonie Haimson

Last spring, a new grassroots organization called Parents Across America wrote a letter to President Obama, pointing out how parents had been left out...

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