CAUSE MEMBERS ,
A national coalition of parents and students will hold a press conference at 9am on Thursday, June 21st at U.S, Department of Education offices at 500 West Madison, Suite 1475. Students and parents are filing complaints alleging that top-down school closings, turnarounds and school phase-outs are a violation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. They are demanding a meeting within two weeks of this press conference with Secretary Arne Duncan and Assistant Secretary of the Office of Civil Rights Russolyn Ali. If they do not get that meeting, they will bring the meeting to them.
What: Press Conference for Multiple City Civil Rights Complaints to the
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights
When: Thursday, June 21st
9am
Where: Office for Civil Rights, Chicago Office
U.S. Department of Education
500 W. Madison Street, Suite 1475
Chicago, Illinois 60661
This press event is sponsored by students and parents from several cities in the United States including Detroit Michigan, Baltimore Maryland, New York, Newark New Jersey, Eureka Mississippi, Wichita Kansas, Boston Massachusetts, Washington D.C., and Philadelphia Pennsylvania. These students and parents are a diverse set of members of prominent community organizations in their cities, national coalitions such as the Alliance for Education Justice and Communities for Excellent Public Schools and independent tax payers who demand the end to “taxation without representation” and failed education policies forced on communities of color throughout the United States.
CALL
Rosita Chatonda
773-419-7417
rcchatonda@yahoo.com
A national coalition of parents and students will hold a press conference at 9am on Thursday, June 21st at U.S, Department of Education offices at 500 West Madison, Suite 1475. Students and parents are filing complaints alleging that top-down school closings, turnarounds and school phase-outs are a violation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. They are demanding a meeting within two weeks of this press conference with Secretary Arne Duncan and Assistant Secretary of the Office of Civil Rights Russolyn Ali. If they do not get that meeting, they will bring the meeting to them.
What: Press Conference for Multiple City Civil Rights Complaints to the
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights
When: Thursday, June 21st
9am
Where: Office for Civil Rights, Chicago Office
U.S. Department of Education
500 W. Madison Street, Suite 1475
Chicago, Illinois 60661
This press event is sponsored by students and parents from several cities in the United States including Detroit Michigan, Baltimore Maryland, New York, Newark New Jersey, Eureka Mississippi, Wichita Kansas, Boston Massachusetts, Washington D.C., and Philadelphia Pennsylvania. These students and parents are a diverse set of members of prominent community organizations in their cities, national coalitions such as the Alliance for Education Justice and Communities for Excellent Public Schools and independent tax payers who demand the end to “taxation without representation” and failed education policies forced on communities of color throughout the United States.
CALL
Rosita Chatonda
773-419-7417
rcchatonda@yahoo.com
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