Today, the Network for Public Education is sponsoring Public Education Nation.
Sponsored by you!
610 Henry Street in Brooklyn.
All the details are on our website: http://www.networkforpubliceducation.org/
PUBLIC Education Nation will deliver the conversation the country has been waiting for. If you can’t make it to Brooklyn, you can still watch beginning at NOON EDT. PUBLIC Education Nation will be livestreamed on the web on the afternoon of Saturday, October 11, from the auditorium of Brooklyn New School, a public school. To watch click on to www.schoolhouselive.org.
We have waited too long for that seat at someone else’s table. This time, the tables are turned, and we are the ones setting the agenda.There will be four panels focusing on the most critical issues we face in our schools. The event will conclude with a conversation between Diane Ravitch and Jitu Brown.
Testing and the Common Core: New York Principal of the Year Carol Burris will lead a discussion with educators Takeima Bunche-Smith, Rosa Rivera-McCutchen and Alan Aja.
Support Our Schools, Don’t Close Them: Chicago teacher Xian Barrett will moderate a panel featuring education professor Yohuru Williams, Hiram Rivera of the Philadelphia Student Union, and a representative of the Newark Student Union.
Charter Schools: North Carolina writer and activist Jeff Bryant will host a discussion that will include New Orleans parent activist Karran Harper Royal, New York teacher and blogger Gary Rubinstein, and Connecticut writer and activist Wendy Lecker.
Authentic Reform Success Stories: The fourth panel will be led by Network for Public Education executive director Robin Hiller and will include New York teacher and activist Brian Jones, and author of Beyond the Education Wars: Evidence That Collaboration Builds Effective Schools, Greg Anrig.
Diane Ravitch and Jitu Brown, In Conversation: The event will finish off with a conversation between leading community activist Jitu Brown and Diane Ravitch, who will talk about where we are in building a movement for real improvement in our schools. This event will be broadcast live on the web, and can be viewed from anywhere in the world, at no cost. No registration is required. If you happen to be in the New York area, you can join the studio audience at the Brooklyn New School, at 610 Henry St. Brooklyn, for the live event. The Network for Public Education is hosting this event. It is NOT sponsored by the Gates, Walton or Bloomberg foundations. It is sponsored by YOU, each and every one of the people who care about our children’s future. Can you make a small donation to help us cover the expense of this event? We are determined to create the space not ordinarily given to voices like these. But we need your participation. Please donate by visiting the NPE website and clicking on the PayPal link. A live-stream of the event will be available on Saturday, Oct. 11, starting at Noon Eastern time, (9 am Pacific time) at http://www.schoolhouselive.org.
WE ARE MANY. THERE IS POWER IN OUR NUMBERS. TOGETHER WE WILL SAVE OUR SCHOOLS.
Ellis Island’s narrative, a beacon of opportunity, has been obliterated by the reality of oligarchs, hell-bent on impoverishing the country’s workers. The nation, in its first 100 years, delivered the right to earn from one’s labor. The new United Corporations of America steal tax dollars, deny children, the pursuit of happiness, as their schools are deformed, and drive women back into financial insecurity.
The Network for Public Education event is the beginning of revitalized hope. I wish them all of the success in the world.
Packs of wild animals allow only the most powerful and voracious to eat. It’s not surprising that Microsoft’s CEO announced that women shouldn’t ask for raises. And, it’s not surprising that hedge fund owners and tech moguls live lavishly on the misery of children.
this was very powerful
Thanks for the Livestream. It was wonderful to hear from others that understand that the very core of our democracy is at stake. The billionaires are trying to hijack our public education. The more groups that understand this and work together to support public education the better! I thought Diane and Jitu were a great way to close the program.
Here are my thoughts on the day’s events: http://alexandramiletta.blogspot.com/2014/10/a-public-education-nation-in-brooklyn.html