Obama administration supports real change in education
A front page article in yesterday's New York Times illustrates how widespread support for the Parent Revolution's agenda really is. In the past few years, we have done a great job identifying failing schools, but not a very good job actually fixing them. The Parent Revolution is saying enough is enough- these schools need radical change, and they need to be fixed now based on what's good for kids, not grown-ups.
In yesterday's Times article, is clear that we have the President and his Secretary of Education standing with us. They are setting a goal to transform 1,000 failing schools every year, even shutting them down and re-opening them when necessary. While the Parent Revolution doesn't support any one particular method of transforming schools- that should be left up to local parents- we are united in targetting schools that are utterly failing our children, and finding ways to transform them.
Now, both the administration and the article make clear that this is no easy task. But as a man named Mr. Hassell says at the end of the article, "As a nation, we'll never have the capacity to do this work successfully until we make the commitment." We know that parents are making that commitment- over 5,000 have already signed up for the Parent Revolution here in Los Angeles. Now its time for everyone else to step up to the plate, and make the commitment to give parents the schools their children deserve.
People across the country will be watching our campaign to fix failing schools by giving parents power. We're fighting not just for our kids, our schools, and our future, but those of children throughout the country. Sign up to be a parent leader, and get involved today.
