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Jobs, Celebrations, Events, Publications, and a Caravan to Milwaukee!

April 24, 2014 0 comments

1. LSC Victory Celebration

[download pdf here]

2. Northeast Side Regional School Discipline Summit:

Project Nia

April 29 - 5:30 p.m.

With the release of new data from the Chicago Public Schools in February, we learned that during the last school year, 307 students were kicked out of charter schools, which have a total enrollment of about 50,000. In district-run schools, there were 182 kids expelled out of a student body of more than 353,000.

We also learned that African-American students face a higher rate of disciplinary action in the district. Last school year, approximately 75 percent of all suspensions were handed to African-Americans, a group that makes up about 41 percent of CPS' student body. (Suspended students are allowed to return to school, as opposed to students who are expelled.)

Chicago Public Schools has decided to focus on reducing the use of harsh disciplinary policies and to that end has developed a "suspension and expulsion reduction plan." CPS is seeking community input on how to best address school discipline issues.

We at Project NIA are partnering with CPS to organize a regional forum about school discipline on Tuesday April 29 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Our allies at Alternatives Inc. are hosting us for the evening at 4730 N. Sheridan Road.

Please join us for the forum. Food will be provided. Please register here!!(especially if you need child care at the event):

Details about the event can be found here!:

Attached is a flyer that you can distribute as well.

3. Jobs with Pedro Albizu Campos High School

[download flyer here]

4. Progressive, Democratic Education in an Era of Standardization

The DePaul College of Education, in cooperation with Francis Parker School and the Teachers' Inquiry Project, is hosting public events to offer educators, parents, and community members opportunities to explore alternatives to high stakes testing, standardization, de-professionalization of teaching and other current "reform" approaches.
These events are planned around the visit of faculty from Boston's Mission Hill School and the release of the film Good Morning Mission Hill.

* Thursday, April 24th from 6-9 pm at DePaul University (Lincoln Park Student Center): A forum and interactive small group discussions with Ms. Gavins and Ms. Ruggiero, with the framing question: So much discussion of education practice and policy today is centered on critique -- of high stakes testing, value-added measures for teacher evaluation, growth of charters, de-professionalization of teaching through short alternative programs, etc. We find that our students are hungry for models, exemplars, alternatives to today's current "reform" prescriptions. Mission Hill offers one such example. What can the larger world of American education take away from one school's experience? For more information, contact Diane Horwitz here.

PLEASE JOIN US!

5. New Issue of Rethinking Schools "Queering Our Schools"

Check out the special section on Resisting Teach for America, including an article by Chicago's (and TSJ's) Katie Osgood!

And also check out RS's new book and fundraising campaign for:Rethinking Sexism, Gender, and Sexuality-Join our campaign to publish the book we wish our own teachers-and our children's teachers-had well-thumbed copies of in their classrooms.

6. Milwaukee Conference in Anti-Racist, Anti-Bias Teaching-Car pool w/ TSJ to attend our sister org's annual conference!

Email here to carpool with us!!

And download pdf here

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LSC Summit and Democracy in Education Rally

February 10, 2014 0 comments

Local School Council Summit

This Saturday, Feb 15

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

WESTINGHOUSE HIGH SCHOOL
3223 W. FRANKLIN BLVD

Sign up HERE to attend w/ TSJ

And we need volunteers: Email us to volunteer!

* Tired of over-crowded classrooms, school closings & charter expansion?

* Too much testing and not enough services?

* Should all students have art, music and world languages?
* Do you believe all children should have access to pre-school?
* Do parents, teachers and communities need more voice in CPS?

* Concerned about discipline policies that stigmatize our youth?

* Help develop a city-wide platform for LSCs

*Learn how to hold your LSC accountable

* Learn how to run for your LSC

You do NOT need to be an LSC member to attend, ALL interested community members should come to this event to strengthen local democracy at the school level (LSCs) and at the system level (fight for an Elected, Representative School Board-Come to Springfield with us Feb 27, see info below).

Download flyers: English and Spanish versions. Note that it is NOT a "candidate summit," it is FOR the reasons above.