Grassroots Education Movement
The Grassroots Education Movement (GEM NYC) educates, organizes, and mobilizes educators, parents, students and communities
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The State of the UNION Conference, Saturday, February 4, 2012
Stand Up, Fight back!
As educators we are strongest when our voices are united.
That is what a UNION is for.
The UNION makes us strong. Continue reading
Give New York State Parents the Right to Opt Their Children Out of High Stakes Testing
In recent years, New York State has expanded the use of high stakes standardized testing. We are concerned about the ever-increasing over-reliance on results from standardized tests to measure student learning. We are calling on Governor Cuomo, the State Education Department, the New York State Board of Regents, and New York’s legislative leaders to develop and implement a process by which parents/guardians concerned about the impacts of testing on student learning can voluntarily opt their children out of standardized testing. Continue reading
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