All Teacher-led Advocacy News

Thursday, September 8, 2016
Los Angeles
“Equity is Marco’s mom being able to read the evaluation rubric and making an informed decision for herself,” said E4E-Los Angeles member Tunji Adebayo about...
Thursday, September 8, 2016
Los Angeles
Jenny Denny
This week, the California State Board of Education is poised to adopt a newer, broader school accountability system . Three Educators 4 Excellence-Los Angeles...
Thursday, August 25, 2016
Los Angeles
E4E-Los Angeles Local Advisory Board Member and current educator Andrew Blumenfeld reacts to news about the Vergara lawsuit and issues a call to action for...
Wednesday, August 10, 2016
New York
E4E-New York member Philippa Bishop was among many who spoke out recently in support of the proposed ban on suspensions for New York's youngest students (E4E...
Tuesday, August 9, 2016
New York
E4E-New York member Philippa Bishop was among many who spoke at a recent hearing on the proposed ban on suspensions for New York's youngest students (Politico...
Friday, July 8, 2016
Los Angeles
E4E-Los Angeles and more than 80 organizations joined Ed Trust–West in calling for a clear focus on equity in the new education accountability system in...
Tuesday, June 14, 2016
Los Angeles
According to a coalition of local groups, including E4E-Los Angeles, LA Unified improperly diverted money from programs for the students who need it most,...
Wednesday, June 8, 2016
Connecticut
Last Tuesday, E4E-Connecticut, in collaboration with a coalition of concerned leaders in education, social services and local government, called for systemic...
Tuesday, May 3, 2016
Los Angeles
In response to Gov. Jerry Brown's recent concerning statements about the achievement gap, E4E-Los Angeles and more than 50 other organizations signed a letter...
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
Los Angeles
For the past two years, E4E-Los Angeles teachers have written recommendations to improve the transition to the Common Core. On Thursday, April 7, 2016, E4E-Los...
Wednesday, March 30, 2016
Connecticut
Colleen Filush
Music and arts education cannot just be an afterthought—and, with the passage of the federal Every Student Succeeds Act, we have an opportunity to say that the...
Wednesday, March 30, 2016
Connecticut
Hartford's fiscal crisis is forcing school officials to consider closing and consolidating schools (Hartford Courant).
Wednesday, March 30, 2016
Connecticut
Education Commissioner Deanna Wetzel testifies about her experiences as a teacher at the Connecticut Coalition for Justice in Education funding trial (Hartford...
Wednesday, March 23, 2016
New York
E4E-New York is asking the state Legislature to fund a $30 million pilot incentive program to recruit and retain effective teachers in some of the state's...
Monday, February 1, 2016
Los Angeles
Educators 4 Excellence-Los Angeles member Xochitl Gilkeson challenges the state with two recommendations that would help school districts better implement...
Thursday, January 21, 2016
National
Minnesota
I n this interview, E4E-Minnesota member Anthony Hernandez shares about his experiences with Minnesota's out-of-state licensure process and the corresponding...
Thursday, January 7, 2016
Los Angeles
In partnership with TNTP, E4E-Los Angeles joined education professionals to discuss how we can rethink professional development for teachers and develop...
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Los Angeles
On Tuesday, the LAUSD school board had a heated de bate ab out the desired characteristics of the next superintendent, but reached consensus on a framework (...
Monday, November 16, 2015
National
On Thursday, November 12, teachers and education supporters took to Twitter to urge action—with input from the classroom—on a renewal of the Elementary and...
Wednesday, November 11, 2015
New York
National
How can we get the best teachers where they’re needed most? E4E-New York teacher Paul Evert Asjes offers four key building blocks (E4E News Blog).
Monday, November 9, 2015
Connecticut
New Haven’s Board of Education considers moving to weighted student-based budgeting to ensure resources are distributed more equitably between schools (Yale...
Monday, November 9, 2015
Connecticut
Twenty-five years since Connecticut's landmark school desegregation case, Sheff v. O'Neill, the city still works to meet the mandated targets for integration (...
Friday, November 6, 2015
New York
See what Evan Stone, Co-Founder and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Educators 4 Excellence, told the New York State Common Core Task Force at its November 6,...
Friday, November 6, 2015
Los Angeles
Despite how far our country has come in passing civil rights protections, for LGBTIQ youth, intense verbal and physical harassment in school is all too common...
Tuesday, November 3, 2015
Los Angeles
Teachers and E4E-Los Angeles members Arielle Bourguignon and Jane Fung point to the needs to make teaching more prestigious and give teachers more planning...

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