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Tag Archives: journey for justice
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
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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
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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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