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EdVox EdVox is “verus vox vocis”, the Education Voice of The People. Hear what these voices have to say about NYC education policy at edvox.org. Who is EdVox? Are you?

EdVox is “verus vox vocis”, real voices of the people. Too often, our voices are absent from discussions about education policy. EdVox is a South Bronx mother who walks her children to overcrowded, under resourced, neighborhood public schools; EdVox is a Co-Op City father who drives his children to thriving Harlem charter schools. EdVox is a student in Washington Heights getting dual language educ

ation; EdVox is an English language learner from Jackson Heights translating for her parents at parent-teacher night. EdVox is in Corona Queens dreamily awaiting going to college; EdVox is in Bushwick Brooklyn awaiting passage of the DREAM Act so he can go to college. EdVox is a Muslim family whose hijab wearing daughters might not be safe in school today; EdVox is the grandmother sending her grandchildren to Catholic school to ensure they will be safe today. EdVox is the shamefully few Black and Latino students admitted to NYC specialized high schools; EdVox is all of the other children nationwide idly left behind. EdVox is a 17-year old college freshman who is tuned in and turned on; EdVox is a 17-year old high school freshman who has turned off and is ready to drop out. EdVox is all parents united to be agents of change in every public schoolhouse; EdVox is one agent of change in the White House. I am EdVox.

Parents in South BX, District 9 from New Settlement Apartments Parent Action Committee (PAC) tell the DOE to "Walk In Ou...
18/10/2012

Parents in South BX, District 9 from New Settlement Apartments Parent Action Committee (PAC) tell the DOE to "Walk In Our Children's Shoes" given HALF the schools in District 9 are on a state list of struggling schools (the most in any district in NYC). Why should children have a coin-toss chance at going to a decent school?

Bronx District 9 Parents & Elected Officials to the Department of Education: “Walk In Our Children’s Shoes” Parents, Advocates and Electeds Lead March Highlighting Abysmal School Opportunities ...

It's time to "Educate Maggie" about who are the real parents that Won't Back Down from the corporate takeover of our pub...
25/09/2012

It's time to "Educate Maggie" about who are the real parents that Won't Back Down from the corporate takeover of our public schools. Check out this video! And please share!

Sunday September 23nd 2012- Parents protested outside the World premiere of Won't Back Down - a film that promotes Parent Trigger, a reform that aims to hand...

New EdVox post! The Real Parents who Won't Back Down held an action last night, and had their own red carpet to honor th...
24/09/2012

New EdVox post! The Real Parents who Won't Back Down held an action last night, and had their own red carpet to honor the real parents fighting to improve their schools and to speak out against the corporate takeover of public education. Please READ, LIKE and SHARE!

Last night, parents held a mock Red Carpet Event outside the world premiere of “Won’t Back Down,” a fictionalized story inspired by California’s Parent Trigger law, legislation which allows parents...

In an age of Won't Back Down hollywood fairy tales, New York Communities for Change released a grim fairy-tale of their ...
20/09/2012

In an age of Won't Back Down hollywood fairy tales, New York Communities for Change released a grim fairy-tale of their own, exposing Success Charter schools, through the real stories of parents. Watch and share the video.

TOLD BY: FORMER SUCCESS ACADEMY CURRENT CO-LOCATED PUBLIC SCHOOL PARENTS & STUDENTS IN HARLEM, NEW YORK CITY

Have you read "Charter School Envy" written by Eva Moskowitz? What do you think?
24/07/2012

Have you read "Charter School Envy" written by Eva Moskowitz? What do you think?

The Success Academy Charter Schools, which I run, are criticized for taking advantage of Mayor Bloomberg’s policy allowing us to use excess space available in the buildings of district-run schools.

07/06/2012

StudentsFirstNY can have all the hedge fund money in the world, but they can't buy Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries. Our public schools are not for sale.

When it comes to outside groups dumping money into the race to succeed outgoing Rep. Ed Towns, Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries says, 'Thanks, but no thanks' -- even if their spending is meant to

Take the pledge-- no 4th term for Bloomberg's failed education policies. We need a NEW direction for our public schools!
24/05/2012

Take the pledge-- no 4th term for Bloomberg's failed education policies. We need a NEW direction for our public schools!

After a decade of Mayor Bloomberg running the schools on a corporate reform agenda only 13% of Black and Latino students graduate ready for college. Schools are overcrowded and students are over-tested. Now a new campaign supported by hedge fund managers and corporate CEOs has committed to raise $50...

Please sign this to save after-school and child care for 47,000 NYC children!
03/05/2012

Please sign this to save after-school and child care for 47,000 NYC children!

Tell Mayor Bloomberg, Council Speaker Christine Quinn, Howard Wolfson, Mark Page and your City Council member that they MUST stop penalizing the people who work hard every day to build better, brighter futures for their families!

Get the real news from Jaisal Noor! Excellent reporting from the student & parent press conference and rally against the...
09/04/2012

Get the real news from Jaisal Noor! Excellent reporting from the student & parent press conference and rally against the school turnarounds policy that Mayor Bloomberg is pushing down on NYC students.

26 schools targeted for firing teachers and changing school administrations to qualify for millions in federal grants. For more Real News go to http://therea...

“The mayor doesn’t understand a school building is more than just an address,” said Chantell Chimbo, Student organizatio...
06/04/2012

“The mayor doesn’t understand a school building is more than just an address,” said Chantell Chimbo, Student organization president at Long Island City. “Closing Long Island City and opening a new school in the building takes away our identity and replaces it with a poor copy..." read more!

Students, parents and community leaders from across New York City rallied at City Hall on Thursday, April 5th, calling for an end to the Bloomberg Administration’s plan to risk millions of dollar...

Alliance for Quality Education of New York recaps the 2012-13 statewide budget fight! Check out the video!
04/04/2012

Alliance for Quality Education of New York recaps the 2012-13 statewide budget fight! Check out the video!

The Alliance for Quality Education (AQE) put together the video below that sums up the 2012-13 state education budget fight. The video commends the hard work and dedication of students, parents, ed...

Insightful thoughts and visual representation of NYC public school system from Lehman student, Ubayed Muhith. Their hea...
02/04/2012

Insightful thoughts and visual representation of NYC public school system from Lehman student, Ubayed Muhith. Their hearing is tonight at 6:00 PM. http://edvox.org/2012/03/29/lehman-high-school-an-endangered-lion/

A once proud school that was set up for failure By Ubayed Muhith I am currently an 11th grader at Herbert H. Lehman High School. From the moment I stepped foot into this school, the threat o...

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