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Elected Representative School Board Bill PASSES in IL House!

March 3, 2016 0 comments

Elected Representative School Board Bill Passes House in 
bi-partisan landslide!


#ERSBnow #ERSB #NoHybrid

CHICAGO MOVES ONE STEP CLOSER TO DEMOCRACY IN OUR SCHOOLS WITH HISTORIC VOTE TO APPROVE ELECTED, REPRESENTATIVE SCHOOL BOARD BILL

The years-long battle to win an elected, representative school board for Chicago is one step closer to victory after the Illinois House gave overwhelming support to the measure in a historic vote today, March 3.
Parents, teachers, labor groups, community organizations, and education justice organizations across Chicago have been pushing for the bill, which would take unilateral control of the schools away from the mayor and allow Chicago voters to elect their school board members.
The bill, HB 0557, won by a bi-partisan landslide vote of 110-4, a tribute to the hard work of Rep. Rob Martwick, the bill's chief sponsor; 67 co-sponsors; House leadership; and the Grassroots Education Movement(GEM), the community coalition that has been pushing the measure  for years.
Elected school boards are the norm nationwide and here in Illinois. Chicago is the only district in the state where the mayor appoints school board members.
Chicago parents, teachers and students understand that the current school board works for the mayor, not for the people the schools serve. Today's vote could usher in a new day of accountability and democracy in the nation's third largest school system, though we understand that an elected board is NO guarantee of democracy-it is only a condition for it, and an important marker in an ongoing struggle for justice and equity in education and ACROSS society.
GEM organizations will now focus their attention on passing the bill in the Senate.

Since mayoral control of schools started in the 1990s, and mayors began appointing school boards, NO education justice movement has successfully overturned this massive public disenfranchisement. Chicago's movement is on its way! Stay tuned, there will be plenty more to do!

Find out who your IL State Senator is here.

 Find contact info for your IL State Senator here.

You can learn more about this fight and TSJ's role in it on our ERSB Resource Page.

GEM is a city-wide coalition of parents, teachers and community members dedicated to bringing democracy and accountability to CPS  Member organizations are:  Action Now, Blocks Together, Brighton Park Neighborhood Council, Chicago Teachers Union, CODE - Communities Organized for Democracy in Education, Communities United, Enlace, Grassroots Illinois Action, Jobs with Justice, Kenwood Oakland Community Organization (KOCO), Logan Square Neighborhood Association, Northside Action for Justice, Parents 4 Teachers, People for Community Recovery, Pilsen Alliance, Raise Your Hand, Teachers for Social Justice and United Working Families.
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TSJ Fight for an Elected Representative School Board

December 13, 2015 0 comments


Teachers for Social Justice
Elected Representative School Board (ERSB) Campaign

Did you know Chicago is the only school district in Illinois (of 891) without an elected school board? Enough is enough! Democracy Now!!

Go to our ERSB Resource Page for updates, downloadable window signs, downloadable info-sheets and more. 

 The 1/9/16 Teach-In was a great success! We shared resources, got organized and made plans for this continued campaign. 
  






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GEM, ERSB & Sustainable Schools Rally!

January 14, 2015 0 comments




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TAKE BACK CHICAGO!

October 7, 2013 0 comments

Join thousands of community and union members to launch a powerful shared economic justice platform.

TAKE BACK CHICAGO
October 15th
UIC Forum
725 W Roosevelt Rd Chicago, Illinois 60607
5pm Rally and March
6-7:30pm Meeting

Register at http://www.thegrassrootscollaborative.org/takebackchicago
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People's Board Meeting:Wed, 9/25, 5:30 PM

September 19, 2013 0 comments



Tired of not being listened to? Want your voice and views respected? Come to the People's Board Meeting!
  
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Wednesday, Sept 25, 5:30 PM
Mount Carmel Missionary Church
2976 S. Wabash
Chicago, IL

Organized by the
GEM (Grassroots Education Movement), CODE (Communities Organized for Democracy in Education), and LSC reps from across the city.

LSC members who attend get credit for lessons #7, 8, and 9.

Agenda:
  • Join the movement for the Elected Representative School Bd
  • Build Accountability Committees at your school
Sign up here if you want to attend with Teachers for Social Justice!!

Questions?? Email us!!


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Sat. Jan 19th - City-wide Community Outreach to Save Our Schools

January 14, 2013 0 comments

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Join the Grassroots Education Movement (GEM), parents, students, educators, and community organizations across Chicago in community canvassing on Saturday, Jan. 19th in the morning and early afternoon hours!

The Mayor and Board of Education have closed or taken over dozens of schools every year, targeting Black and Latino neighborhoods. These closings take resources that students deserve, destabilize our neighborhoods, and increase racial inequality in the schools. The Board of Ed is now planning to close dozens more schools, taking even more from the communities that have lost the most. They plan to close schools in part to pay for corporate handouts and more privatized charter schools controlled by the Mayor's supporters--taking our community's schools, jobs, and VOICE.

Join us in spending a few hours of the Marting Luter King, Jr. Day weekend fighting for our communities, our students and our schools.

For details on locations and times throughout the city, please click here for the flier.

NORTH SIDE LOCATIONS/TIMES
With Northside Action for Justice
Stockton Elementary School
4420 N. Beacon St
11:00am - 1:00 pm

With Albany Park Neighborhood Council
APNC Office
4749 N. Kedzie, 2nd Floor
11:00 am - 2:00 pm

WEST SIDE LOCATIONS/TIMES
With Blocks Together
BT Office
3455 W. North Ave
10:00am - 1:00 pm

With Action Now
Lewis Elementary
1431 N. Leamington Ave
11:00 am - 1:00 pm

SOUTH SIDE LOCATIONS/TIMES
With Kenwood Oakland Community Organization
KOCO Office
4242 S. Cottage Grove
11:00 am - 1:00 pm

With Action NOW
Ruggles Elementary
7831 S. Prairie Ave
11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Fenger High School
11220 S. Wallace Street
11:00 am - 1:00 pm


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