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The OTL Campaign is a national movement to close the opportunity gap-to ensure that all children, regardless of where they live, have access to top-notch public schools built on high-quality early-childhood education, highly prepared and effective teachers, college-prep curriculum, and equitable instructional materials and policies. This newsletter is designed to be a unique resource for teachers, parents, students, activists and researchers. In each issue we'll be highlighting news, analysis and upcoming events geared toward those of us working to provide every child with an opportunity to learn. |
 OTL HIGHLIGHTS |
- The OTL Campaign welcomes Tina Dove as its director
The Opportunity to Learn Campaign recently named its new national campaign director, Tina Dove. With education expertise that is deep and wide, Dove will help develop resources and strategies to support building public will to demand that every child is guaranteed the opportunity to learn. Read more>
- Huffington Post: Protect the American Union by supporting public schools
In his new blog on the Huffington Post, John H. Jackson, president of the Schott Foundation for Public Education, argues that the strength of our nation's future depends on our commitment to ensuring that every child has access to a high-quality public education. Those who rally behind untested reform efforts that benefit the few would further divide the country and erode our prospects for lasting prosperity. It's time to invest in public education – and in our future as a strong Union. Read more>
- Putting profits in front of the public is bad business for our schools
Privatization is not a panacea for what ails public education. As New York Times columnist Gail Collins points out in a recent column, in states from Ohio to Texas, efforts that have allowed for-profit companies to run schools and hire teachers have yielded lower standards and troubling results. Read more>
- Kati Haycock is right: Appreciate teachers every day
We should expect school systems to hire and retain the best teachers possible, but responsible state and local leaders also have to give these educators on the front line the resources and support they need to do their jobs well. Read more >
| RESOURCES |
- The 2010 State of Preschool Yearbook presents data on state-funded prekindergarten programs during the 2009-2010 school year
The report, prepared by the National Institute for Early Education Research, includes information on national trends in public preschool programs, state profiles with detailed program information, and comprehensive appendices of survey and program data. The report emphasizes the need for effective, high-quality early education programs that provide critical support to a child's development. The data also show that the recession had a significant impact on state funding for preschool programs in the 2009-2010 school year. Read more>
- Coalition supports early childhood education in new ESEA
As federal lawmakers consider reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, this brief makes the argument for a robust early education component in the effort to provide high-quality programs in the fight for equal educational opportunities for all children. Read more>
| IN THE NEWS |
- The 57th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education: Still Separate and Unequal, Generations Later: The landmark Supreme Court decision declared racial segregation in U.S. public schools unconstitutional. But today, American schools are more segregated than they were four decades ago. If eradicating racial segregation in education was the original civil rights battle, it continues to be the most enduring one. Read more >
- Philadelphia parents are standing up against school cuts: Using protests, letter-writing campaigns and phone banks, parents are rallying against proposed school budget cuts of nearly $629 million that they say will mean fewer teachers, larger class sizes and less money for special education, among other vital services. Read more >
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