The Inconvenient Truth Behind Waiting For Superman

GEM Meeting Tuesday, Dec. 7 at CUNY

Eleven more schools to be closed announced, more to come – Coming to a School Near You Increasing Class Sizes                                   and Teacher Excessing-                                                Are You … Continue reading →

The latest list of the 55 schools potentially targeted for closing from the DOE

…. handed out at a briefing for elected officials after the release of the HS progress reports around 11/15/10. Click on the jpg below:

Fightback Fridays: Sheepshead Bay HS Rally to Save the School From Closing

The Sheepshead Bay HS community in Brooklyn held a rally to save the school on Nov. 19, 2010. It is worthy to note that a group of teachers from John Dewey HS which has been holding weekly Fightback Friday rallies came in support. One Sheepshead teacher, seeing the, broke into tears. Dewey is holding a … Continue reading →

John Dewey HS Fights Back

—- For Immediate Release —– Monday November 29, 2010 John Dewey High School “FIGHT BACK FRIDAYS” RALLY AT 3PM ON FRIDAY DECEMBER 3 rd This week’s rally will begin at 3p.m. on Friday December 3rd.  The John Dewey High School community will be joined by faculty from Sheepshead Bay High School.  The JDHS faculty rallied to support … Continue reading →

GEM E-Bulletin: December 1, 2010

GEM E-Bulletin:  December 1, 2010Who We Are:  The Grassroots Education Movement (GEM) is a New York City based group that educates, organizes and mobilizes educators, parents, students and communities to defend public education against the corporate and government policies that underfund, undermine and privatize our public school system. GEM advocates both within and outside the … Continue reading →

Join Us For Our Next Meeting on December 7th!

Join the Grassroots Education Movement to find out how you canFIGHT BACK TO BREAK THE CYCLE! December 7, 2010 5:00 pm Room 5409CUNY Graduate Center34th and 5th Ave., Room 5414 (Bring ID)Trans: N, R, D, F, Q, B, W, V, 6, 1/2/3

Parents and Educators See Red!

Join parents and educators as they challenge Steiner’s approval of Cathleen Black as NYC Schools Chancellor: Tuesday: Who:  Deny Waiver CoalitionWhat: Parents speak out against and announce challenge to Steiner’s waiver decisionWhere: Steps of Tweed Courthouse, 52 Chambers St.When: Tuesday, November 30, 2010 at 4 PM Thursday:  Who:  Parents, students and teachers, WEAR RED on Thursday in … Continue reading →

NYC Parents and Educators Call on Steiner to Deny Waiver to Black

Video Added Nov. 30, 2010 Download the pdf:

Coming to a school near you: Higher Class Sizes and Teacher Excessing: Are You Next???NEXT GEM MEETING: DEC. 7

Background Articles:  “Class Sizes Grew in City Despite Deal to Cut Them”     http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/18/nyregion /18class.html?partner=rss&emc=rss  “Bloomberg Plans to Cut 10,000 City Jobs by 2012” http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/19/nyregion/19cuts.html NYC Public Schools are Under Attack!     -NYC public schools are already criminally underfunded!     -School-based budgets have been cut by over $400 Million since 2008!          -More cuts … Continue reading →

Rally at Sheepshead Bay HS, Brooklyn, November 19, 2010