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Taína Asili | 08.24.2008
This year's graduating class of the Individualized Master of Arts program at Goddard College, VT, proudly invited Mumia Abu-Jamal to be the keynote speaker of their commencement this past Sunday, August 10th 2008. It was a unanimous decision made by all of the graduates to invite Abu-Jamal, alumni of the college, to shed his wisdom and insight as a renowned journalist, freedom-fighter, and scholar. Watch video of introduction / Listen to full speech RELATED: On July 22, the US Third Circuit Court ruled against Mumia's en banc appeal, thereby affirming the court's March 27 decision denying him a new guilt-phase trial. Read the response from Mumia's attorney, and articles by Linn Washington Jr, Jeff Mackler, and the Philadelphia Inquirer. SEE ALSO: Pam and Ramona Africa in Detroit II MOVE Still Looking For Philadelphia Justice II Mumia's radio-essays at Prison Radio II Taína Asili's website 
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Tamieka Tomlinson, Philadelphia Student Union | 04.22.2008
In Philadelphia right now, seventy schools are in what is called Corrective Action 2, because they have not made Adequate Yearly Progress on standardized tests. The School District has put forward a ‘menu of options’ for what can happen to these schools. These options include privatization, which involve turning over public schools to private companies, called Education Management Organizations. The following article was written by a student at King High School, a school that was taken over by a private company--Foundations Inc.--in 2002. How can you put a price on education? Why should the quality of my education be determined by funds which are based on local property taxes rather than the needs of the students?
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Todd Wolfson | 04.22.2008
This is an audio call by PSU students to clean the school district Audio
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Philadelphia Student Union | 04.22.2008
Time and Location: 4 pm, Thursday, April 24, 440 N. Broad St.
Stand with Philadelphia Student Union, parents and community members to demand that the School District be more transparent and accountable. Students will be washing the School District's windows and calling for full public disclosure and more input on the School District's budget, outside contracts, and Educational Management Organization (EMO) negotiations and evaluations.
Come out, get your hands wet, and join the fight for a cleaner school district!
Audio Call To Action, produced by Dan Jones & Candace Carter: Here  Philadelphia Student Union blocks traffic during a "No Privatization" demonstration. How can you put a price on education? Why should the quality of my education be determined by funds which are based on local property taxes rather than the needs of the students?
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Stephen Lendman | 04.08.2008
Privatization schemes to destroy public education. Destroying Public Education in America - by Stephen Lendman
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Project U Turn | 03.15.2008
The Project U-Turn Collaborative is planning a series of “Turning-it-Around” Community Summits in Philadelphia to raise awareness about the dropout crisis and support local action to do something about it. The first four Summits will take place in the neighborhoods and focus on the populations hardest hit by the dropout crisis: North Philadelphia (African - American males), Eastern North Philadelphia
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Parents United | 03.14.2008
A number of District parent organizations today sent a request to the School Reform Commission asking them to respect an approaching deadline on EMO contracts. Parents United for Public Education and the Philadelphia Home & School Council called upon the SRC to terminate the con
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Parents United | 03.12.2008
Last week, parent groups called upon the District to redo all the school budgets to incorporate reduced class size and develop a plan for the SRC’s other priorities including art, music, libraries, counselors and nurses. On Tuesday, March 11, members of Parents United for Public Education met with Dr. |
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