The Coalition for Public Education Founding Convention Sat. Aug. 29

Ed Notes will be there giving out GEM's "Truth About Charter Schools" and ICE's Contract Demands. Look for reports over the weekend.


The struggle against Mayoral Control of NYC Schools continues. Come Saturday and get involved with this newly formed coalition of parents, educations, students and community activists!

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The Coalition for Public Education/ Parent, Educator and Student Power! Telephone (212) 561-7368 For Immediate Press Release: Contact: Jitu Weusi (718) 773-2252 (718) 857-1427 Sam Anderson: (917) 671-8207 The Coalition for Public Education will host a Founding Day Convention on Saturday, August 29, 2009 at DC 37 Headquarters. DC 37 is located at 125 Barclay Street in lower Manhattan near the Westside Highway. In attendance at the Convention will be the following public officials partaking in a panel discussion on the current trends in public education and the recent debate on mayoral control of the school governance system in New York. The elected officials confirmed for the convention are: Senator Eric Adams Senator Bill Perkins City Councilman Charles Barron City Councilman Robert Jackson TV Personality Camille Yarbrough NYS Assemblywoman Inez Barron NYS Assemblyman Nelson Castro NYS Assemblyman Alan Maisel NYC Mayoral Candidate Tony Avella NYC Candidate for Public Advocate Norman Siegel WBAI Radio Personality Basir Mchawi During the Convention members of the Coalition for Public Education will facilitate four Caucuses identified below engaging convention participants in a discussions pertaining to public concerns regarding parental rights, youth advocacy, labor issues of educators/school staff and community concerns about neighborhood school control. Parent Caucus-facilitated by Muba Yarofulani, Anne Kjellzer and Brenda Walker Youth Caucus-facilitated by Abu Muhammad and Rodney Deas Educator/School Staff Caucus-facilitated by Linda Williams, Mark Torres, Lilly Taylor and Nicola DeMarco Community Caucus-facilitated by Jitu Weusi, Mark Rodriguez and Roy Burrowes ##############################################################################