Improve Public Schools
- Mission:
- Advocating for progressive solutions to problems in America's public school system on the local, state, and national levels
- Founder:
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Darren H.
, Manhattan Beach, CA
- Description:
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We should be debating how to reform public education so all parents feel that their children can learn in a safe and educationally stimulating environment, not whether to divert scarce public resources to support school vouchers.
The search for alternatives to public education, like vouchers, will continue until public schools develop an efficient process to remove unqualified personnel, parents support the removal of disruptive and dangerous students, and politicians develop the will to finance school districts equitably.
We also must invest heavily in new approaches to education to encourage creative and community-based solutions. Charter school experiments are important for the overall advancement of public education.
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793 Members
$9,043 Raised
7150 Actions
Attention Goes a Long Way at a School, Small by Design
via www.nytimes.com
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Danny M.
Jun 30
They sighed with relief when the college applications were completed, and celebrated when the acceptance letters poured in. But even after graduation on Thursday, one more job remained for the high scho...
School rallies around dismissed Watts teacher deemed too 'Afro-centric.'
via www.latimes.com
posted by
William B.
Jun 13
1 comment
Students and fellow educators are rallying behind a fired Jordan High School teacher they say was sacked for encouraging political activism among her students. About 60 students rallied Wednesday at the Watts campus, while a colleague of the fired teacher said he and 1...
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Urge the formation of a conference committee on HR. 4137 and S. 1642 for students with disabilities
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Will H.
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Shortening Summer Vacation
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Peter S.
on the Improve Public Schools Discussion Forum
most recent comment
on Mar 21
This is a very small change to bring up as far as improving public schools goes, but I think that making summer vacation much shorter would be a st...
Not sure about the Public Education--Communist Nexus
by
John H.
on the Improve Public Schools Discussion Forum
4 comments
most recent comment
on Sep 07, 2007
While most would agree that Public Education is in dire need of improvement in many areas I cannot think of too many who see Public Education creat...
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Jun 03
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Great Public Schools guarantee educated citizens
from
Manuel P.
Jun 18
As a product of a wonderful NYC public school education, I know how effective public education can be. But in Venezuela as an oil industry HR person (and now in NYC as a teacher) I clearly saw and still see the importance of public schools:
Great public schools generate the standard that private schools must meet, so when public school's standards or discipline improve (or don't), the same happens in private schools. In Venezuela, I actually saw private school education that was clearly inferior, yet there was no alternative to those schools for parents to go to, which meant that demand drove the creation of yet more inferior schools.
At this moment, our public schools are suffering from a lack of discipline, and from conditions that actually chase out the good teachers. The lack of discipline is both political and societal (some parents actually state that their children are the teacher's problem during the school day). All of these problems can be addressed, but they require working together as a community and understanding that some of the solutions won't be comfortable or "politically correct".
Common Sense
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Emerald B.
Jun 06
Kids are our future. I don't know about you, but I don't want a bunch of uneducated morons running the world. Kids deserve a fantastic education.
Everyone should support this change
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ashley t.
May 12
Child are our future. I have a 4 yr old son and I would like to think that he has the right to go to a school that has a relief of constant violence, as well as the right to a proper education. I do not want to think about my son having to walk through a metal detector, just to go to school everyday.
Equal public education for all children
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Angela T.
May 03
I work in a public school. I love my job, but I see how little changes could make a big difference in the lives of children.
I see teachers who are burnt out after a few years of teaching. I see parents that are frustrated with the lack of consistancy in eduacation. I see students from rural areas who have given up on the idea of going to college from a tender age.
I want to see improvments and I want to help.
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