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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

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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

SCHOOLS ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK

BronxP.S. 050 Clara BartonP.S. 102 The Joseph O. Loretan School forCreative ArtsP.S. 107 John W. Kimball Learning CenterCornerstone Academy for Social ActionM.S. 142 John Philip SousaChristopher Columbus High SchoolFordham Leadership Academy forBusiness and TechnologyGrace H. Dodge Career and TechnicalEducation High SchoolHerbert H. Lehman High SchoolJane Addams High School for AcademicCareersJohn F. Kennedy High SchoolMonroe Academy … Continue reading →

PS165 @ CEC3: No to Charter Invasion – Pt.2 & Pt.1

Nov. 17, 2010 – Upper West Side, Manhattan After serving the community for over 100 years, our space and programs are being threatened. Eva Moskowitz’ wants a new private HSA Charter School to co-locate in the PS/MS 165/Mott Hall 2 Campus and over time phase out these three outstanding public schools.P.S./M.S. 165 is renowned for … Continue reading →

Friday, Nov. 19, Support John Dewey 7:15-8Am and Sheepshead Bay HS 3-4:30PM

See the John Dewey Blog.  http://www.fightbackfridays.blogspot.com/ SHEEPSHEAD BAY LEAFLET