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Tag Archives: civil rights
Protest: Andrea Zopp Betrays Civil Rights Mission Of Chicago Urban League By Closing Schools
Members of the community organizations Action Now and KOCO are held a protest outside of the Chicago Urban League (CUL) on April 11th because Andrea Zopp, the CUL President, supports CPS school closings that will destroy the very communities that … Continue reading
Posted in Education, In The News
Tagged action now, African-American, andrea zopp, billionaires, black community, board of education, charter expansion, charter schools, chicago public schools, Chicago Urban League, children, civil rights, communities, corporate education reform, CPS closings, education, EDUJustice, human rights, kenwood oakland community organization, KOCO, neighborhoods, parents, privatization, school closings, students
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Action Now Travels To D.C. To Protest School Closings At Department of Education Hearing!
Action Now and Kenwood Oakland Community Organization, along with organizations from 18 other cities, traveled to Washington D.C. to testify at the Department of Education Hearing on Civil Rights on January 29th. The topic of the hearing is “The Impact … Continue reading
Posted in Education
Tagged arne duncan, chicago schools, civil rights, civil rights hearing, co-locations, cps, department of education, dept of ed hearing, education, educational justice, jitu brown, journey for justice, kenwood oakland community organization, KOCO, phase-outs, public schools, racial justice, school closings, turnarounds, washington d.c.
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Members Journey For Justice To US Dept Of Ed; Parents Share Stories With Public
50 Action Now members left Sunday morning on a bus to Washington D.C. for the 2nd “Journey For Justice” to speak out against school closings, turnarounds and other corporate education reform strategies. Action Now is joining community organizations from 18 … Continue reading
Posted in Education
Tagged charter schools, chicago bulls charter, chicago schools, chicago teachers union, civil rights, community, ctu, department of education, disciplinary fines, ed reform, EDUJustice, huffpost live, journey for justice, lisa russell, marsha godard, neighborhoods schools, noble charter schools network, parents, public education, save our schools, school closings, students, teachers, the truth in black and white, turnarounds
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City Hall Rally Against School Closings And Charter Expansion!
Action Now joined other community and labor organizations made up of parents, students, teachers and community members for a rally and press conference at City Hall on November 2nd to call for a moratorium on school closings and charter expansion, … Continue reading
Posted in Education, In The News
Tagged action now, albany park neighborhood council, apnc, charter schools, chicago teachers union, civil rights, corporate ed reformers, economic inequality, education, EDUJustice, kenwood oakland community organization, KOCO, mayor emanuel, privatizing schools, public education, racial achievement gap, school closings, school resources, teachers for social justice, voyce
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