Stop the Attack on our Public Schools
Hosted by Support Our Schools. Historically, “SOS” is a distress signal sent in a moment of crisis. And that’s precisely where we are today! Legislators at every level of government are working to defund and dismantle public education.
The Attack on Public Education is very real as the President and Congress threaten to close the Department of Education and replace our federal funding in Sarasota County with block grants that Governor DeSantis is likely to use for vouchers, not for special services to our Title 1 Schools, low-income and special needs children.
In the world’s most prosperous nation, access to quality education is becoming a choice between a public school with poorly paid teachers, homeschooling, or a voucher-funded private school without any regulatory oversight, making school choice… a hard choice.
Support Our Schools is hosting a full day forum to explore solutions and build a battle plan to fight the defunding of public education in our county and nationwide. Nationally acclaimed author and podcast host Jennifer Berkshire will inspire us with stories from nationwide where parents are winning the battle. Our Table Topic Luncheon experts will lead us in the creation of our own battle plan to win the fight.
Jennifer Berkshire
Jennifer Berkshire writes about education and politics for the Nation, the New Republic, the Baffler, the New York Times, and other publications. The creator and co-host of the education policy podcast Have You Heard, she teaches in the Prison Education Program at Boston College and the Education Studies program at Yale. She is the author, with Jack Schneider, of The Education Wars: A Citizen's Guide and Defense Manual and A Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door: the Dismantling of Public Education and the Future of School.
Luncheon Table Topics:
Pre-register for a Box lunch ($15) or bring your own.
Tables 1 & 2 Is There a Choice, In School Choice?
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Tables 3 & 4. The Threat to Title 1 Schools
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Tables 5 & 6. Education Advocacy
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Tables 7 & 8. Stopping Harassment & Bullying
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Tables 9 & 10. Supporting Our Teachers
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