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Act Local. Get Vocal. Make a Difference.
PA Education Team Summary: The Durham People’s Alliance Education Team works
to support a unified Public Education system for all families in Durham. We believe in local control of tax dollars so that families and elected officials can make decisions about Durham’s educational system. The Education Team encourages collaboration and creative approaches to education. We feel that teachers, families and students should be participants in the decisions made about our schools. Contact Information: Carl Rist, rist@frontier.com www.durhampa.org
Context With the exit of the DPS Superintendent at the beginning of 2014, and the school board elections scheduled for May, the Durham Public Schools is poised to experience significant change. The North Carolina Legislature continues to pass regressive legislature that negatively effects public education. Local budgets are cut and teachers are demoralized. At the same time grass roots advocacy is growing in response to the assault from the General Assembly and local organizing is getting stronger. 2014 Priorities Teacher support The Ed Team will continue to work to change the negative narrative about public educators. Action items:
1) Collaborate whenever possible with Organize 20/20, the Durham Association of Educators, and other groups in efforts to unify and organize teachers.
2) Promote the “Celebrate a Teacher” campaign by selling shirts and wearing red on Wednesdays. Support teachers during public events or actions.
3) Educate the public about the legislation regarding teacher salaries and due process limitations.
Information and Idea Dissemination PA members look to the Ed Team for information about education issues. Part of our mission is to raise awareness among our membership and to the community at-‐large. Action items:
1) Organize and implement regular community round table discussions on topics designated by the team.
2) Be publically responsive to issues that effect the public schools. This includes letters to the editor, speaking at Board of Education meetings and attending public education events.
Act Local. Get Vocal. Make a Difference.
PA Education Team Summary: The Durham People’s Alliance Education Team works
to support a unified Public Education system for all families in Durham. We believe in local control of tax dollars so that families and elected officials can make decisions about Durham’s educational system. The Education Team encourages collaboration and creative approaches to education. We feel that teachers, families and students should be participants in the decisions made about our schools. Contact Information: Carl Rist, rist@frontier.com www.durhampa.org
3) Collaborate with other Education Advocacy and community groups to sponsor informative events.
4) Collaborate to present a film event about public education. Board of Education Elections During this election year the Ed Team will focus some of its efforts to guide the PA PAC endorsement process. Four school board seats are open this year. Action items:
1) Develop and disseminate a candidate questionnaire. 2) Interview all the candidates and make recommendations to the PA PAC. 3) Work in support of the endorsed candidates leading up to the May 6th election.
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