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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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Rally Against “Fat Cats” At CPS And March To Office Of Mayors’ Rich Charter School Buddy Bruce Rauner!
Action Now joined the Chicago Teachers Union, Stand Up! Chicago and other community groups fighting to save public education for a rally and march on December 18th, 2012. The rally began outside of CPS Headquarters at 125 S. Clark where … Continue reading
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Tagged action now, bruce rauner, charter schools, chicago public schools, corporate education reform, cps, ctu chicago teachers union, education, ff15, fight for 15, low-wage workers, mayor rahm emanuel, millionaires, poverty, privatization, public education, public schools, underutilization, wocc
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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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