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Grassroots Leaders at 2013 OTL Organizing Summit

Publication Date: 
Tue, 2013-10-22

At the 2013 OTL Organizing Summit in Los Angeles, Cheyanne Smith from Make the Road NY and Pecolia Manigo from the Parent Leadership Action Network practice telling their personal stories as part of a training with the New Organizing Institute on the Story of Self, Story of Us, and the Story of Now narrative structure. 

At the 2013 OTL Organizing Summit in Los Angeles, grassroots education organizers participated in a training hosted by the New Organizing Institute. They were introduced to a powerful narrative structure called the Story of Self, the Story of Us, and the Story of Now, a model developed by Marshall Ganz that helps organizers learn to tell compelling personal stories, connect them to issues facing their community, and make a powerful call to action.

Submitted by jocelyn on Tue, 2013-10-22 16:33
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Pictures, Videos from the 2013 OTL Organizing Summit

What do you get when more than 500 education advocates from across the country convene for a weekend of skills building and collaboration? You get a unified movement for educational justice.

October 20, 2013

What do you get when more than 500 education advocates from across the country convene for a weekend of skills building and collaboration? You get a unified movement for educational justice.

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A Force for Real Education Reform Emerges

By Jeff Bryant, Education Opportunity Network

Blogger Jeff Bryant reflects on the OTL Campaign and American Federation of Teachers' recent conference in Los Angeles. Because the event united teachers, parents, students and community members from across the country, Bryant sees it as the beginning of a strong grassroots-labor movement to defend and support public education. 

October 9, 2013

Education “reform” wasn’t supposed to turn out like this.

In an ironic coda to the No Child Left Behind era last week, Texas officially turned its back on George W. Bush’s policy triumph by opting out of his signature mandate for schools to achieve “adequate yearly progress.”

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Oakland: Community School, Thriving Students

Publication Date: 
Wed, 2013-09-25

"Community schools" are a new model for public education focused on building community partnerships to ensure all students have access to the types of wraparound academic, social and health supports they need to succeed in school. This short animated video shows how Oakland Unified School District is transforming its schools to be community hubs offering integrated student supports. Check it out!

"Community schools" are a new model for public education focused on building community partnerships to ensure all students have access to the types of wraparound academic, social and health supports they need to succeed in school. This short animated video shows how Oakland Unified School District is transforming its schools to be community hubs offering integrated student supports. Check it out!

Submitted by jocelyn on Wed, 2013-09-25 14:37
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High Quality Early Education
Fair and Just School Resources
Wraparound student supports

Exciting OTL Campaign Events in October!

The OTL Campaign is gearing up for several exciting events in Los Angeles during the first week of October, including: a free Education Town Hall, our 2013 OTL Campaign Organizing Summit, and a conference on education justice hosted by the American Federation of Teachers.

September 24, 2013

Dear Friends and Allies,

We've got some exciting news to share!

As some of you may already know, the OTL Campaign is gearing up for a few big events in Los Angeles during the first week of October:

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CA Law Ensures Rights of Transgender Students

In a first of its kind law, California has become the first state to require public schools to respect students' gender identity and ensure they are allowed to fully participate in school activities, sports teams and after-school programs. The School Success and Opportunity Act is a victory not just for transgender students, but for all advocates and organizers fighting for positive and supportive school environments for all students.

August 22, 2013

In a first of its kind law, California has become the first state to require public schools to respect students' gender identity and ensure they are allowed to fully participate in school activities, sports teams and after-school programs. The School Success and Opportunity Act is a victory not just for transgender students, but for all advocates and organizers fighting for positive and supportive school environments for all students.

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Growing Fairness: Documentary on Restorative Justice (Teaser)

Publication Date: 
Thu, 2013-07-18

Growing Fairness is an upcoming documentary film, workshop series, and online toolkit resource for school communities to use as they begin the project of implementing restorative justice in classrooms. It tells the story of school climate, alternatives to punitive discipline, and the real impact of zero-tolerance on young people and school communities in New York and Oakland. The film and resources were created by Teachers Unite, one of the original members of the Dignity in Schools Campaign, and will be available in full starting September 2013. 

Growing Fairness is an upcoming documentary film, workshop series, and online toolkit resource for school communities to use as they begin the project of implementing restorative justice in classrooms. It tells the story of school climate, alternatives to punitive discipline, and the real impact of zero-tolerance on young people and school communities in New York and Oakland.

Submitted by jocelyn on Thu, 2013-07-18 16:05
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National
California
New York
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Fair and Just School Climate

Class Size Matters. LAUSD Board Member Steve Zimmer Explains Why

Steve Zimmer, Board Member of the Los Angeles Unified School District and a former teacher, asks why we tolerate or dismiss crowded public school classrooms when charters and private schools use small class sizes as a selling point?

July 10, 2013

Small class size isn't about protecting teachers' jobs or making their work easier -- it's about providing every student with quality attention in the classroom. Steve Zimmer, Board Member of the Los Angeles Unified School District and a former teacher, asks why we tolerate or dismiss crowded public school classrooms when charters and private schools use small class sizes as a selling point? Warning: Passionate paper throwing ahead.

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California
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Wraparound student supports
Teaching Quality Supports
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2013 KIDS COUNT Data Book

Publication Date: 
Tue, 2013-07-09
Author: 
Annie E. Casey Foundation
Submitted by jocelyn on Tue, 2013-07-09 14:28
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reports
Category: 
early-care-education
kidscount-databook2013.pdf

The 2013 KIDS COUNT Data Book provides a detailed picture of how children are faring in the United States. In addition to ranking states on overall child well-being, the Data Book ranks states in four domains: Economic Well-Being, Education, Health, and Family and Community.

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