[ProgressiveEd] Report on Friday's NYS Senate Majority Task Force 4/4 Pub...

Sat, 12 Apr 2003 13:44:52 EDT

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As we decide where we stand on preserving the local school districts and=20
boards, I think Shael's questions are extremely important. In District 3 my=20
experience has been that the school board has been generally accountable and=
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responsive to the majority of parents though certainly there have been group=
s=20
that have been underrepresented and others whose wishes have had more=20
response because they were well organized and articulate.
I know this is not true of all school boards and districts and I believe we=20
cannot try to keep the status quo if it has not worked for the majority of=20
parents just because it has worked for us.
> I strongly agree with Shael that as the networks are created over the next=
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> few months, it is incumbent on progressive educators to argue for diverse=20
> networks of schools that are not segregated by race and class.
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Ann Wiener
Principal, Crosssroads School
In a message dated 4/10/03 20:29:27, [email protected] writes:
Dear Colleagues:
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> I want to raise a question that has remained largely unspoken in the debat=
e=20
> about preserving the local school districts.=A0 To what degree are the=20
> efforts by local politicians to preserve school districts connected to=20
> their desire to preserve white middle class enclaves in our school system?=
=A0=20
> Have these district offices really been accountable and responsive to the=20
> majority of parents?=A0=A0=A0 If there is an educational argument to prese=
rve the=20
> districts I would like to hear it because nothing mentioned in the press=20
> thus far has discussed how these structures have worked to support teachin=
g=20
> and learning.
>=20
> As the networks are created over the next few months, I think it is=20
> incumbent on progressive educators to argue for diverse networks of school=
s=20
> that are not segregated by race and class.
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> Shael Polakow-Suransky
> Principal, Bronx International High School
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 local school districts and boards, I think Shael's questions are extremely=20=
important. In District 3 my experience has been that the school board has be=
en generally accountable and responsive to the majority of parents though ce=
rtainly there have been groups that have been underrepresented and others wh=
ose wishes have had more response because they were well organized and artic=
ulate.<BR>
I know this is not true of all school boards and districts and I believe we=20=
cannot try to keep the status quo if it has not worked for the majority of p=
arents just because it has worked for us.<BR>
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In a message dated 4/10/03 20:29:27, [email protected] writes:<BR>
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I want to raise a question that has remained largely unspoken in the debate=20=
about preserving the local school districts.=A0 To what degree are the effor=
ts by local politicians to preserve school districts connected to their desi=
re to preserve white middle class enclaves in our school system?=A0 Have the=
se district offices really been accountable and responsive to the majority o=
f parents?=A0=A0=A0 If there is an educational argument to preserve the dist=
ricts I would like to hear it because nothing mentioned in the press thus fa=
r has discussed how these structures have worked to support teaching and lea=
rning.<BR>
<BR>
As the networks are created over the next few months, I think it is incumben=
t on progressive educators to argue for diverse networks of schools that are=
 not segregated by race and class.<BR>
<BR>
Shael Polakow-Suransky<BR>
Principal, Bronx International High School</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" FAC=
E=3D"Geneva" FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" SIZE=3D"2"><BR>
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