Parent Groups Announce Statewide Community Forums
"Public Education Now: Reform and Resistance in New York State"
See schedule below
NYS Allies for Public Education, in conjunction with
parent and educator groups across the state, will hold a series of community
forums to examine and discuss state education policies relating to high-stakes
testing, Common Core Learning Standards, teacher evaluation by student test
scores, and the sharing of student data.
Parents and community members will gain a
better understanding of how these issues are currently impacting their child,
and they will walk away with tangible ways in which they can advocate on a
local and state level to protect the rights of their children.
Last spring saw the advent of a massive resistance movement to current education policies in New York State. Since then, educators, parents, students and concerned citizens have united in a historical and unprecedented effort to challenge the educational policies currently being implemented by Commissioner of Education John King, The Board of Regents and Governor Cuomo in New York. What is equally unprecedented is the refusal of leadership at the State Education Department to heed these concerns and rethink their current mandates.
Parent Lisa Rudley from Westchester County explained that, "Both parents and teachers want to know how they can partner together to protect children and public education in the face of education reforms that cost millions of dollars yet do nothing to improve education. The community forums will give people that opportunity."
Dates and locations for the forums will be announced at www.nysape.org Currently, there are 3 events scheduled and over 20 are expected between now the end of March. The first event is scheduled for January 18, 2014 in Oneonta, NY. This will be followed by Westchester County on January 23, and another at SUNY New Paltz on February 19. Other expected locations include Buffalo and Long Island. New York State Allies for Public Education represents forty-five grassroots parent groups from every corner of the Empire State.
Monday, January 6, 2014 Merrick Clubhouse
2550 Clubhouse Rd
Merrick, New York
7pm - 9:30pm (flyer here under "Long Island")
Monday, January 13, 2014 South Side High School (movie "Standardized")
140 Shepherd Street
Rockville Center, NY
7pm
Wednesday, January 15, 2014 Bryant Library
2 Papermill Road
Roslyn, NY
7pm
Saturday, January 18, 2014 Oneonta High School Auditorium
Oneonta, New York
2pm (flyer here)(RSVP here)
Thursday, January 23, 2014 Ardsley Middle School Auditorium (click here for details)
700 Ashford Avenue
Ardsley, New York
7pm - 9pm Please click here to RSVP
Contact person: Lisa Rudley at lisarudley@yahoo.com
Monday, January 27, 2014 Ellsworth W. Allen Town Park Community Center
45 Motor Avenue (Heisser Lane and Motor Ave)
Farmingdale, NY
7pm
Tuesday, February 11, 2014 First Presbyterian Church
100 Church Street
Youngstown, NY 14174
6:30pm
Wednesday, February 19, 2014 SUNY New Paltz, (click here for more details)
Coykendall Science Blding Auditorium
New Paltz, New York
6:30pm
Wednesday, February 26, 2014 Seaford American Legion Hall, Post 1132
2301 Penatequit Avenue
Seaford, NY 11783
7pm
(please let us know if you would like to host a forum in your area nys.allies@gmail.com )
Last spring saw the advent of a massive resistance movement to current education policies in New York State. Since then, educators, parents, students and concerned citizens have united in a historical and unprecedented effort to challenge the educational policies currently being implemented by Commissioner of Education John King, The Board of Regents and Governor Cuomo in New York. What is equally unprecedented is the refusal of leadership at the State Education Department to heed these concerns and rethink their current mandates.
Parent Lisa Rudley from Westchester County explained that, "Both parents and teachers want to know how they can partner together to protect children and public education in the face of education reforms that cost millions of dollars yet do nothing to improve education. The community forums will give people that opportunity."
Dates and locations for the forums will be announced at www.nysape.org Currently, there are 3 events scheduled and over 20 are expected between now the end of March. The first event is scheduled for January 18, 2014 in Oneonta, NY. This will be followed by Westchester County on January 23, and another at SUNY New Paltz on February 19. Other expected locations include Buffalo and Long Island. New York State Allies for Public Education represents forty-five grassroots parent groups from every corner of the Empire State.
Monday, January 6, 2014 Merrick Clubhouse
2550 Clubhouse Rd
Merrick, New York
7pm - 9:30pm (flyer here under "Long Island")
Monday, January 13, 2014 South Side High School (movie "Standardized")
140 Shepherd Street
Rockville Center, NY
7pm
Wednesday, January 15, 2014 Bryant Library
2 Papermill Road
Roslyn, NY
7pm
Saturday, January 18, 2014 Oneonta High School Auditorium
Oneonta, New York
2pm (flyer here)(RSVP here)
Thursday, January 23, 2014 Ardsley Middle School Auditorium (click here for details)
700 Ashford Avenue
Ardsley, New York
7pm - 9pm Please click here to RSVP
Contact person: Lisa Rudley at lisarudley@yahoo.com
Monday, January 27, 2014 Ellsworth W. Allen Town Park Community Center
45 Motor Avenue (Heisser Lane and Motor Ave)
Farmingdale, NY
7pm
Tuesday, February 11, 2014 First Presbyterian Church
100 Church Street
Youngstown, NY 14174
6:30pm
Wednesday, February 19, 2014 SUNY New Paltz, (click here for more details)
Coykendall Science Blding Auditorium
New Paltz, New York
6:30pm
Wednesday, February 26, 2014 Seaford American Legion Hall, Post 1132
2301 Penatequit Avenue
Seaford, NY 11783
7pm
(please let us know if you would like to host a forum in your area nys.allies@gmail.com )