The Harlem Children Zone Newsletter couldn’t have come at a better time. I thought for sure that I was going to have to resort to the alternative choice again. I enjoyed reading this e-newsletter. I was pleased to learn that StudentFirstNY includes a vast number of members from across the ir state. The fact that the name itself says it all, the student come first. I cannot wait until the next newsletter to read more about this program. It mentioned that the president Geoffrey Canada has joined the board of StudentsFirstNY, which is dedicated to education reform in New York State. He co-wrote an op-ed with New York City Mayor Ed Koch that explains what the new organization is trying to accomplish and why they feel this effort is so important. Their article was featured in the New York Daily News.
StudentsFirstNY, which launched last week, already counts 100,000 advocates, educators, parents and citizens across the state as members. These New Yorkers, and many more who will join them, recognize that we are approaching a critical moment in the fight for quality public schools.
The mandate is as simple as our name suggests: Put the students ahead of the bureaucracy, ahead of the unions, ahead of politics and parochialism and squeaky-wheel-gets-the-grease decision-making. What do our kids need to compete and learn most effectively? Focus on those things and deliver them.
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ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your blog post. I love the mandate and everything that is stands for because it is so true. What do the children of the United States need to be competitive? How do we accomplish this? It would be great if we could have this type of mentality with other issues as well. Thanks!!!