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Thurs., July 23rd — City Hall

From the organizers: The Press Conference will be held at 12:30 on the Steps of City Hall with the Senators who objected to the Bill for Mayoral Control. At 1:30 P.M. there will be a rally with Elected Officials, the Senators and Teachers and Staff members from PS 123/PS 197/PS 375 Come Out and Support … Continue reading →

"Today’s not about THAT fight."

UPDATED info on this situation (with even more video) here at Ednotes. Ednotes just put up a new video of the PS 123 demonstration and walk-through July 10th with Manhattan Borough Pres. Scott Stringer. GEM people asked all the right questions and made all the right points. Stringer: “We’re on the case.” Stringer: “We’re going … Continue reading →

The Impact of the ATR

To be distributed today at: Bronx Teacher Recruitment Fair Tuesday, July 21 at 4:00 PM at Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture450 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY 10451. (This is the Hostos Community College’s Performing Arts Center, about a block south of 149th St.) The Impact of the ATR: G.E.M. (Grassroots Education Movement) Who we … Continue reading →

PS 123 and Harlem Success: not separate, not equal

GEM joined with parent activists yesterday at PS 123 for another protest against the placing of a Moskowitz charter school in an existing public school. The speakers kept hammering the point they’ve been making at earlier demonstrations in front of the school, that quality education should not just be for some children, but for all … Continue reading →

Sen. Huntley’s tired of the mayor "strangling the life out of our community"

Leonie Haimson (Class Size Matters) sent a commentary around about the recent battles in the Senate. Neither the Republican Senators or Bloomberg come off as being particularly pro-people. The YouTube video on the right is Senator Shirley Huntley (10th Sen. District) on schools, and here’s Haimson’s report: “There is video of some of the Senators … Continue reading →

Why GEM opposes charter schools

Here’s GEM’s position on charter schools. Feel free to print these two pages out, but if you’re having trouble, write gemnyc@gmail.com and we’ll email you a PDF that will print out just fine.

July 23 — Charter School hearing in Brooklyn

Community School District # 13 From the organizers: This came about because I questioned whether public notice was given to the community at-large. We need as many people as possible to show up. District 13 does not need another charter school. We already have the following:Community Roots Charter SchoolLeadership Bedord-Stuyvesant Prep Charter SchoolCommunity Partnership Charter … Continue reading →

July 20 – July 23: A week of CHARTER SCHOOL DEMONSTRATIONS

PS 375 set for Tuesday, the 21st has been canceled. From the organizers: “GEM Organizers, united with the Charter-Invaded Harlem Public School Communities and ACORN, encourage everyone to bring signs, banners and leaflets as we organize to educate our Harlem community about the injustices of Charter Schools, dictatorial mayoral control & the DOE.” Contact person: … Continue reading →

Today, Sun., July 19th: Press Conference at City Hall

From the organizers: The Senate’s vote on mayoral control: On Thursday night, the Senate brought S5576, the Better Schools Act to the floor, which would create moderate curbs on the Mayor’s dictatorial control, including set terms for PEP members and one less than a mayoral majority on the board. The legislation was defeated, 15-40, mostly … Continue reading →

August 3rd — Charter School hearing in Staten Island