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BREAKING: Florida Senate kills corporate-backed ‘parent trigger’ bill
Florida joins Colorado, Georgia and Oklahoma as states that have defeated divisive parent trigger bills in the last two months. Read More
Colleges, universities join immigration reform movement for DREAMer students
More than 75 higher education institutions held immigration reform events and rallies on campuses in 35 states and the District of Columbia. Read More
Parents press lawmakers to abandon “parent trigger” in three more states
Informed, organized parents in Colorado, Georgia and Oklahoma kept deceptive parent trigger laws off the books. Read More
Senate passes Murray budget thanks in part to educator activists
Sen. Murray's pro-education budget passed in the Senate after educators across the country reached out to Congress and took a stand for our nation's students. Read More
Educators nationwide share their passion and concern for aspiring American students
National Board Certified teacher Montserrat Garibay spoke with more than 4,200 educators this week on a telephone town hall about how educators can advocate for the success and safety of DREAMer students and their families. Read More
Florida teacher: “Students like mine” will suffer most from budget cuts
Fifth-grade teacher Megan Allen offered moving testimony on looming budget cuts before a House committee on Thursday. Read More
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Educators take a stand for their students at immigration rally
Educators have witnessed for far too long the fear and distress our broken immigration system has caused our students, their families and our communities. On April 10th, they rallied with thousands of others to demand that Congress approve commonsense imm See More ›
What We're Reading
- 04/26/2013 "The Coming Revolution in Public Education" - The Atlantic
- 04/30/2013 Congresswoman, parents want to save Head Start from sequester cuts – Tampa Bay Times
- 04/30/2013 Evidence doesn't support choice program expansion – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
- 05/01/2013 "No Rich Child Left Behind" – NYT Opinionator
- 05/02/2013 Detroit Schools Emergency Mgr Roberts to leave, says he was told to "blow up" & "dismantle" district – Daily Kos
