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Glendale Union Denied Me Enrollment Because I Am An Immigrant
Glendale Union denied me and countless others the opportunity to get an education and be a part of my community. Now, these changes will help young people avoid this discrimination in the future.
By Estefany Sandoval
Arizonans Want Charter School Reform. Here's How to Do It.
While public charter schools pilfer Arizona tax dollars, students, especially children of color, children with disabilities and English Language Learners, are pushed out of the classroom on a daily basis.
By Jacque Salomon
Arizona Families Deserve Open and Transparent Public Schools
The anti-transgender policy at Great Hearts was crafted, discussed, and approved in secret, then later pushed out to their campuses in an authoritarian fashion.
By Rob Chevaleau
No, Secretary DeVos. Schools should not report children to ICE.
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos said it’s up to local schools whether they report undocumented students to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). She’s wrong, again.
By Darrell Hill
The proposed changes to Arizona’s K-12 science standards undermine science. They should be rejected.
There is no scientific or educational justification for proposed changes to Arizona’s K-12 science standards related to evolution and the Big Bang. The ACLU of Arizona advocated against these proposals in a recent letter sent to the Arizona Department of Education and Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Demand to Learn just won a major battle. But our work is far from over.
Five months after the release of the report, the Arizona Charter Board finally took a step in the right direction and announced new enrollment guidelines for Arizona charter schools.
By Jacque Salomon
Don’t let school officials mislead you. Students have the right to make political statements and protest.
Following the tragic school shooting in Parkland, Florida, students across the nation have come together to fight for gun reform. They have decided they can no longer sit still while reform efforts fail and school shootings become increasingly normal.
By Case Smith
I was almost part of the school-to-prison pipeline. Now I’m helping people understand the problem with a new play, The 100th Day.
In partnership with the Demand to Learn campaign, Rising Youth Theatre created The 100th Day, an original theatre production. This collaboration highlights the injustice and discrimination within Arizona’s education system and allows audience members to learn through young people’s eyes.
By Paula Ortega
The Arizona Charter Board is not protecting Arizona families. So we’re going straight to schools.
When the Arizona State Board for Charter Schools cancelled its monthly meeting “due to no requests for Board consideration,” education advocates and parents like me decided to hold our own public meeting and highlight the issues the board refuses to acknowledge.
By Jacque Salomon
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