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PS 160 Protest vs. Charter School – Co-op City, Bronx – May 29- Video

May 29, 2009 – AFG PressPS 160 of Co-op City, The Bronx, NY protested the dictatorial imposition of a charter school by Mayor Bloomberg & Chancellor Klein. Over 100 students, parents, residents, & teachers protested the inappropriate placement of a middle school “Equality” Charter in their elementary school. As customary with mayoral control, again the … Continue reading →

Marine Park Community Rises Up Against HLA Charter

Protest over Charter School at Intermediate School 278 in Marine Park On Tuesday, May 26, 2009, the Marine Park Community mobilized massive numbers of people to an overflowing auditorium to protest at the Department of Education Public Hearing at IS 278. The only media (aside from Ed Notes) appeared to be Channel 5. GEM was … Continue reading →

New York City march for schools

New York City march for schoolsBy Michele Showman | May 19, 2009 NEW YORK–About 75 New York City public school teachers, students and parents rallied in lower Manhattan on May 14 to urge the United Federation of Teachers (UFT) to resist school closings and control of the schools by Mayor Michael Bloomberg. The protest was … Continue reading →

CHARTER SCHOOLS IN HARLEM: Part of the Solution, or Part of the Problem?

>> An Informational Meeting for Parents>> Wednesday, May 20> 6:30pm> Jackie Robinson Community Center> 110 East 129th Street> at the corner of Lexington & 129th>> GUEST SPEAKERS:>> AKINLABI E. A. MACKALL> co-founder of S.E.E.D.S., Inc. (www.seedswork.org) and on the Coordinating> Council of Black New Yorkers for Educational Excellence – BNYEE> (www.bnyee.com). He has been a … Continue reading →

GEM May 14 Rally Flyer

Charter School Conference, May 4, 2009

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Comparing Student Populations of Public and Charter Schools in West Harlem

This document was distributed at the conference on charter schools at PACE U on May 4, 2009. Do charter schools cream? Decide for yourself.Click on each image to enlarge.

GEM at UFT Delegate Assembly

Ed Notes reports: There Will Be Some Action

STOP NYCSCHOOL CLOSINGS May 14, Thur 3 – 7PM Gather at Battery Park (Trains to Bowling Green)& Walk to the Dept. of Ed. (Chambers & B’way)Protest TWEED & the Mayor! Fully Support Neighborhood Schools – Restore Teacher Seniority Rights –No Mayoral Control – Smaller Class Sizes – Stop High Stakes Testing –The UFT Contract MUST … Continue reading →

media contacts

.hmmessage P { margin:0px; padding:0px } body.hmmessage { font-size: 10pt; font-family:Verdana } To GEM defenders of public education: “Fired up, can’t take no more”. A rally is being planned for May 14th to protest the destruction of public education through the closing of schools, creation of ATRs, ending of teaching as a long term career, … Continue reading →