{"id":3388,"date":"2014-11-17T14:11:54","date_gmt":"2014-11-17T19:11:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stager.tv\/?p=3388"},"modified":"2020-07-25T18:58:26","modified_gmt":"2020-07-25T23:58:26","slug":"please-help-save-a-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stager.tv\/?p=3388","title":{"rendered":"Please help save a school!"},"content":{"rendered":"
A great urban school needs your help!!!!!! PLEASE act now! The meeting is November 18th!<\/div>\n
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Diane Ravitch is helping to spread the word. Please<\/strong> read her post at\u00a0http:\/\/dianeravitch.net\/2014\/11\/17\/long-beach-california-save-this-school\/<\/a> and lend your voice.<\/div>\n
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On a personal note…<\/div>\n
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I have been a supporter and volunteer with The New City School for years. I am not typically a supporter of charter schools, but this school has filled a need in the community, does a terrific job of providing a comprehensive education for neighborhood children, and has been distracted by constant threats by the test-prep crazed LBUSD. The Board seems immune to public sentiment and holds its public meetings at 5 PM in a \u00a0location inaccessible by public transportation. Board member contact info is unpublished. The last time they threatened to close the school, parents were dragged out of the public board meeting by their hair and one parent was hospitalized.<\/div>\n
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The New City School values the arts, literature, and has brought hope to a community that had given up any dream of the soft of education enjoyed by suburban children.<\/div>\n
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