Jitu Brown, national director of Journey for Justice Alliance, discussed the #WeChoose campaign — Education Equity, not the Illusion of Choice — on the first segment of the April 27 Education Town Hall BUS. In the second segment, Sarah Chambers,… Read More ›
Weadé Wallace, deputy director of Advocates for Justice and Education, joins the Education Town Hall to discuss the organization’s work and the state of special education justice in DC. AJE was founded in 1996 by DC public school parents seeking… Read More ›
Advocates for Justice and Education was founded in 1996 by DC public school parents seeking educational justice for students with special needs. Nearly 20 years later, AJE is still governed and led by parents. Its mission remains focused on increasing… Read More ›
BATs (BadAss Teacher Association members) from around the nation are descending on the U.S. Department of Education on Monday, July 28. Learn why over 48,000 educators and supporters are preparing to surround the DOE to demand change. Join the Education… Read More ›
Parents from Orr Elementary School in Washington, DC, joined the Education Town Hall on May 1 to discuss community concerns which they say have been ignored by DC Public Schools for months. See full statement below. Primary among concerns is… Read More ›
August 8 edition of The Education Town Hall experienced technical difficulties: The comments of Mr. Kenneth Ward were not always audible due to microphone problems during the first 19 minutes of the show. Here is a partial transcript of that… Read More ›
The August 8 edition of the Education Town Hall was a full one: Today’s guests Race: We need this dialogue Special Needs: There’s a Reason for IEPs —
How well are we serving students with the most needs? How can charter schools meet some of these needs? Overuse of suspensions (see last week’s show, e.g.) and lack of mental health and other wrap-around services add to the challenges… Read More ›
