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We must continue the fight to eliminate the severe racial inequities that continue to plague our education system. Too many children, particularly African American, other minorities, and underprivileged people from all groups have been subjected to lesser educational opportunities leading to lesser opportunities for success in their personal and professional lives.
CHAIRPERSON- Ms. S. Schaal
Committee on Education seeks to: (1) eliminate segregation and other discriminatory practices in public education; (2) study local educational conditions affecting minority groups; (3) investigate the public school system and school zoning; (4) familiarize itself with textbook material that is racially derogatory; (5) seek to stimulate school attendance; (6) keep informed of school conditions and strive to correct abuses where found; (7) investigate the effects of standardized and high stakes testing practices; (8) promote effective teacher certification; (9) promote parental involvement in education; and (10) aim to be a center of community education on issues affecting minority communities and on the work of the Association.
NAACP activist Kareem Weaver sets out to reform the low reading scores in his home of Oakland, California. Featuring stories from Weaver's own life, a teacher and two American families, The Right to Read dives into the fight to provide our youngest generation with the most foundational skill for life-long success: the ability to read.
Through personal anecdotes from Weaver, insights from a dedicated teacher, and narratives of two American families.
Access and watch the "Right To Read" by using your public library card* or your university login.
Don't have a library card? It's time to get one! Learn the how & why you should have a library card during our *YMCA/NAACP- ♥️ To Read Book Drive and Library Campaign. Join us as we introduce to some and ignite in others the joy of reading and the benefits that come with having a library card.
PA has 3rd Most Banned Books Nationwide, As Censorship Soars.
Pennsylvania is a censorship battleground, as more than 450 works have been contested or banned by numerous districts, PEN America found.
The Most Banned Titles in the 2021–22 School Year include the groundbreaking work of Nobel laureate Toni Morrison, along with best-selling books that have inspired feature films, television series, and a Broadway show.
Collegium Charter School
Dir. of Student Relations & School Climate
ICYMI you can still watch this important training session. Get the tools you will need to be a school board monitor, including a reporting system to a statewide team that will allow us to track proposed policy changes and support pushing back against bad proposals. Contact the branch for more information.
Learn about the legal rights at issue with book bans, censorship policies & inclusion of LGBTQ+ students, and how to fight back against illegal and discriminatory policies.
(THE SCHOOL BOARD: ITS POWER AND HOW TO ADVOCATE-FACT SHEET)
The mission of Education Voters of PA is to ensure elected officials adopt and implement a pro-public education agenda. To that end, we advocate for sound education policy and build and mobilize the public will to ensure that support for quality public education and an opportunity to learn for all children is a top priority for key decision makers.
January 1, 2009, Act 3 (also known as the Open Records amendment to the Pennsylvania Right to Know Law) took effect at all local and state agencies in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, including school districts and intermediate units. The Freedom of Information Act allows anyone to submit "Right to Know" requests to obtain any information from your school district. Right to Know request forms are located on districts websites.
Act 3 expands the definition of “public record,” making all records public - both electronic and hard copy - with 30 listed exemptions (such as records dealing with building security, personal safety, medical records, confidential personnel records, labor relations, and criminal investigations).
1. Determine Which Agency to Ask
2. Find the Agency Open Records Officer
3. Prepare and Submit the Request-
Some agencies have their own RTK Request Forms. Whenever possible, it's best to use the agency's form. But you can always use the OOR's Standard RTK Request Form, which is available here in PDF and Word versions:
Filling out the FAFSA® form can be a straightforward and easy process.
‘O, let my land be a land where Liberty Is crowned with no false patriotic wreath, But opportunity is real, and life is free, Equality is in the air we breathe.’
Langston Hughes, Lincoln University, Class of 1929
West Chester PA NAACP
PO Box 196, West Chester, PA 19381-0196, USA