Don’t Steal Possible – Families for Excellent Schools http://www.familiesforexcellentschools.org Wed, 11 May 2016 17:30:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.5.2 Safety Last http://www.familiesforexcellentschools.org/news/dontstealpossible/safety-last http://www.familiesforexcellentschools.org/news/dontstealpossible/safety-last#respond Wed, 17 Feb 2016 23:50:21 +0000 http://www.familiesforexcellentschools.org/?p=3129 New York City’s Public Schools Are More Dangerous Than Ever

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]]> http://www.familiesforexcellentschools.org/news/dontstealpossible/safety-last/feed 0 Dream Denied http://www.familiesforexcellentschools.org/news/dontstealpossible/dream-denied http://www.familiesforexcellentschools.org/news/dontstealpossible/dream-denied#respond Thu, 05 Nov 2015 17:34:05 +0000 http://www.familiesforexcellentschools.org/?p=3005 How New York City Condemns English Language Learners to Separate and Unequal Schools

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]]> http://www.familiesforexcellentschools.org/news/dontstealpossible/dream-denied/feed 0 El Sueño Negado http://www.familiesforexcellentschools.org/news/dontstealpossible/el-sueno-negado http://www.familiesforexcellentschools.org/news/dontstealpossible/el-sueno-negado#respond Thu, 05 Nov 2015 17:33:52 +0000 http://www.familiesforexcellentschools.org/?p=3006 Cómo la ciudad de Nueva York condena a los Estudiantes que Aprenden Inglés a escuelas separadas y desiguales.

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]]> http://www.familiesforexcellentschools.org/news/dontstealpossible/el-sueno-negado/feed 0 Study says city’s racial achievement gap gets worse in college http://www.familiesforexcellentschools.org/news/study-says-citys-racial-achievement-gap-gets-worse-in-college http://www.familiesforexcellentschools.org/news/study-says-citys-racial-achievement-gap-gets-worse-in-college#respond Fri, 09 Oct 2015 18:14:32 +0000 http://www.familiesforexcellentschools.org/?p=2978 The racial achievement gap among New York City public-school students gets worse once they reach college, according to a new study.

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]]> http://www.familiesforexcellentschools.org/news/study-says-citys-racial-achievement-gap-gets-worse-in-college/feed 0 De Blasio Should Support Charters http://www.familiesforexcellentschools.org/news/de-blasio-should-support-charters http://www.familiesforexcellentschools.org/news/de-blasio-should-support-charters#respond Fri, 09 Oct 2015 18:12:25 +0000 http://www.familiesforexcellentschools.org/?p=2977 Failing schools have a way of harming a family for generations. I stood with thousands of other parents at Wednesday’s Rally for School Equality in Brooklyn because my family has seen firsthand the effects of not having access to high-quality schools. I’m fighting to give my kids something better — and because I believe Mayor […]

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]]> Failing schools have a way of harming a family for generations. I stood with thousands of other parents at Wednesday’s Rally for School Equality in Brooklyn because my family has seen firsthand the effects of not having access to high-quality schools. I’m fighting to give my kids something better — and because I believe Mayor Bill de Blasio is standing in the way of making that a reality.

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]]> http://www.familiesforexcellentschools.org/news/de-blasio-should-support-charters/feed 0 Recapping the #DontStealPossible Rally Reactions on Twitter http://www.familiesforexcellentschools.org/news/recapping-the-dontstealpossible-rally-reactions-on-twitter http://www.familiesforexcellentschools.org/news/recapping-the-dontstealpossible-rally-reactions-on-twitter#respond Thu, 08 Oct 2015 15:12:49 +0000 http://www.familiesforexcellentschools.org/?p=2976 Parents and students from across New York City are out in force to march across the Brooklyn Bridge in Families for Excellent Schools’ rally in support of charter schools. The march, starting at 10:30 a.m., will feature actress and singer Jennifer Hudson.

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]]> Parents and students from across New York City are out in force to march across the Brooklyn Bridge in Families for Excellent Schools’ rally in support of charter schools. The march, starting at 10:30 a.m., will feature actress and singer Jennifer Hudson.

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]]> http://www.familiesforexcellentschools.org/news/recapping-the-dontstealpossible-rally-reactions-on-twitter/feed 0 My Son Got a Chance; Your Child Should, Too http://www.familiesforexcellentschools.org/news/my-son-got-a-chance-your-child-should-too http://www.familiesforexcellentschools.org/news/my-son-got-a-chance-your-child-should-too#respond Wed, 07 Oct 2015 18:52:59 +0000 http://www.familiesforexcellentschools.org/?p=2968 Every morning, I drive 35 minutes each way to take my 6-year-old son Athos to school. Some of his classmates travel a full hour each way by train and bus to get there, and then to return home again.

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]]> http://www.familiesforexcellentschools.org/news/my-son-got-a-chance-your-child-should-too/feed 0 Thousands of Charter Schools Supporters Rally in Brooklyn http://www.familiesforexcellentschools.org/news/thousands-of-charter-schools-supporters-rally-in-brooklyn http://www.familiesforexcellentschools.org/news/thousands-of-charter-schools-supporters-rally-in-brooklyn#respond Wed, 07 Oct 2015 18:51:40 +0000 http://www.familiesforexcellentschools.org/?p=2967 Charter school supporters gathered at the steps of City Hall after a rally and march across the Brooklyn Bridge Wednesday morning.

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]]> http://www.familiesforexcellentschools.org/news/thousands-of-charter-schools-supporters-rally-in-brooklyn/feed 0 The Charter School Tide is Turning, and de Blasio may be Left Behind http://www.familiesforexcellentschools.org/news/the-charter-school-tide-is-turning-and-de-blasio-may-be-left-behind http://www.familiesforexcellentschools.org/news/the-charter-school-tide-is-turning-and-de-blasio-may-be-left-behind#respond Wed, 07 Oct 2015 18:49:47 +0000 http://www.familiesforexcellentschools.org/?p=2966 Sometimes, a rally is just a rally, and sometimes, it means an earthquake is coming. Today’s planned march by charter-school parents and supporters is one of those where the tectonic plates start to rumble.

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]]> Sometimes, a rally is just a rally, and sometimes, it means an earthquake is coming. Today’s planned march by charter-school parents and supporters is one of those where the tectonic plates start to rumble.

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]]> http://www.familiesforexcellentschools.org/news/the-charter-school-tide-is-turning-and-de-blasio-may-be-left-behind/feed 0 Jennifer Hudson Performed for Thousands of Charter School Supporters in Brooklyn http://www.familiesforexcellentschools.org/news/jennifer-hudson-performed-for-thousands-of-charter-school-supporters-in-brooklyn http://www.familiesforexcellentschools.org/news/jennifer-hudson-performed-for-thousands-of-charter-school-supporters-in-brooklyn#respond Wed, 07 Oct 2015 18:48:38 +0000 http://www.familiesforexcellentschools.org/?p=2965 Grammy- and Oscar-winning star Jennifer Hudson, introduced by two little girls, performed Wednesday for thousands of cheering charter school supporters in Brooklyn.

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]]> Grammy- and Oscar-winning star Jennifer Hudson, introduced by two little girls, performed Wednesday for thousands of cheering charter school supporters in Brooklyn.

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