Posts Tagged ‘Reform’

Philadelphia Education Reform: A Philly 1st grader shares her hope! #SOSPhilly

Thursday, December 1st, 2011


techbookonline.com 10.26.11:MSNBC Correspondent Dr. James Peterson, Flood the Drummer & Professionals for Progress to Occupy Philadelphia… Read the official Press Release @ techbookonline.com 7.23.11: Phila, Pa: **MEDIA ADVISORY** Professionals for Progress calls for a “Civil Unrest” in the US beginning in Philadelphia. Join Flood the Drummer and Professionals for Progress as they storm 1515 Arch st and demand an answer from the City Solicitor. Will the City Solicitor sue Gov Corbett or will P2 take matters in their own hand? Come Tuesday and find out… THE MOVEMENT WILL NOT BE TELEVISED! For more information call 215.906.8331 : #SOSPhilly 6.20.11:”Sharif Street & Professionals for Progress announce plan to save teachers jobs and provide $500 million to schools by lowering taxes” – Visit www.facebook.com for more info! @flodthedrummer 6.3.11: A 1st grade student @ Mifflin Elementary, Elshadye Bussie, stands with her father, Education Advocate Emmanuel Bussie @ a rally in front of the Philadelphia Public School. Emmanuel Bussie, a civil rights activist, is pushing to get the community to control the schools and implement true reform. Visit www.techbookonline.com/beep.html to read BEEP, The Blueprint to Education Reform.

Big Thinkers: Barnett Berry on Education Reform

Sunday, November 27th, 2011


The Center for Teaching Quality (CTQ) is a non-profit advocacy organization based in North Carolina. They are dedicated to improving education by advancing the teaching profession through targeted research, outreach to policy-makers, and fostering teacher leadership.

Chile superheroes dance for education reform

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011


Hundreds of caped avengers dance in downtown Santiago, as part of a demonstration for education changes.

South Korean Education Reform May Allow Students to Sleep

Saturday, November 19th, 2011


Parents get feverish talking about it, children sleep three hours a day for it, and the President implemented a law, to limit it. For more great video reports produced by our network of video journalists, please visit www.vjmovement.com and subscribe to our Youtube channel

Chilean protestors reject education reform

Monday, November 14th, 2011


Chilean riot police use water cannons to disperse violent protesters on the fringe of an otherwise peaceful student demonstration against proposed education reforms. Duration: 00:38

Philadelphia Education Reform: Emmanuel Bussie calls out Gov. Corbett! #SportsEdutainment

Thursday, November 10th, 2011


techbookonline.com 10.26.11 Correspondent Dr. James Peterson, Flood the Drummer & Professionals for Progress to Occupy Philadelphia… Read the official Press Release @ techbookonline.com 7.23.11: Phila, Pa: **MEDIA ADVISORY** Professionals for Progress calls for a “Civil Unrest” in the US beginning in Philadelphia. Join Flood the Drummer and Professionals for Progress as they storm 1515 Arch st and demand an answer from the City Solicitor. Will the City Solicitor sue Gov Corbett or will P2 take matters in their own hand? Come Tuesday and find out… THE MOVEMENT WILL NOT BE TELEVISED! For more information call 215.906.8331 : #SOSPhilly 7.18.11: Professionals for Progress, a Philadelphia based organization under the National Coalition of African-American Organization, will rally at City Hall on Thursday July 21st, 2011 @ 11am, demanding that they represent City Council in a lawsuit against Gov Corbett for fair and adequate funding for Philadelphia Schools. For more information call 215.913.6635 or email info@sosphilly.com: To learn more about P2 visit sosphilly.com 6.21.11 Philadelphia, Pa — Advocate Emmanuel Bussie, one of the Philly Professionals for Progress who’ve developed a plan to pump $500 Million into Philadelphia Schools, calls out Gov Corbett for his bias allocation of taxpayers dollars. JOIN THE MOVEMENT @ techbookonline.com

Governor Christie on Urban Education Reform: These Fights are Big Fights

Sunday, November 6th, 2011

Chile students protest for education reform – no comment

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011


Student protests continued late into Tuesday (August 9) night in Santiago with clashes flaring up in some sectors and multitudes pouring onto the streets to bang pots and pans…. No Comment | euronews: watch the international news without commentary | www.euronews.net

Failed Education Reform in Chile Prompts Protests – Democracy NOW!

Friday, October 28th, 2011


Democracy NOW! DN! – In Chile, tens of thousands of students have been protesting across the country for the last several weeks demanding comprehensive educational reforms. Students have expressed frustration at President Sebastián Piñera’s failure to respond to their demands. Last week, high school students in the port city of Antofagasta joined a hunger strike by students called earlier in the capital, Santiago. They are demanding an end to privatized education in Chile, which has left generations of students deep in debt. We speak with Chilean political scientist Patricio Navia in Santiago. He teaches at the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies at New York University and at the Universidad Diego Portales in Santiago. He writes regularly for the Chilean newspaper, La Tercera.Published with written permission from democracynow.org. www.democracynow.org Provided to you under Democracy NOW! creative commons license. Democracy NOW!, an independent non-profit user funded news media, recognized and broadcast world wide.

Education Reform Perspectives at the Iowa Education Summit

Monday, October 24th, 2011


Iowa has moved from being a national leader in education to being among the average over the past two decades. In response to this downward trend in Iowa’s standing, Governor Terry Branstad called for an education summit to discuss ideas with business and education leaders and teachers on what can be done to make Iowa an educational leader again. On July 25 and 26, in Des Moines, various speakers, including New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and Asia Society Senior Advisor, Vivien Stewart, spoke at the Iowa Education Summit to share their ideas for education reform. View more video from Iowa Public Television at our website: www.iptv.org