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Education Voters of America
Our vision is to make public education a top priority in America so that all children receive an excellent education, graduate from high school, and have the opportunity to go to college.
It is possible to educate all children. Other countries do. The mission of Education Voters of America is to build the public demand and mandate for educational excellence in the U.S. by electing leaders - from the statehouse to the White House - committed to educating every child. No exceptions. No excuses.
Indeed, if we want students to meet high educational standards, then we must hold elected officials accountable for their performance in improving public education. They control the levers of government. They have the power to determine the priorities, policies and resources that can make great public schools or break them.
We, the voters, have the responsibility and the power to choose those elected officials based on their performance in improving public education. Please join us in exercising your power. Together, we can make quality education for all children a top priority and the test for leadership in America.
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Education Reform Not Heading in the Right Direction
The school-choice movement, which encourages the use of a voucher system to help parents pay to send their children to private schools, is under heavy debate in states like Wisconsin and Pennsylvania where both governors are trying to pass laws that help provide these vouchers. Governor Corbett of Pennsylvania seems to think that the competition created between schools through a voucher system would increase the quality of education for most students. However when it comes to reforming the quality of education in America, it is better to start at the beginning, focusing on training and recruiting teachers.
Countries like China and Finland out-achieving the United States academically and a lot of that can be traced back to the differences in how their teachers are trained. In America we tend to fall back on the "Teach for America" model, which is designed to place graduates of strong colleges in the profession by making credentials easier to obtain. In Finland a master's degree in education is required to teach, and a lot of that course work is focused on studying pedagogy, which not all American teachers are getting.
Recruiting stronger teachers with more challenging programs of study will help elevate the level of education for American children, solidifying the foundation of the system, as opposed to the promise of competition, but not necessarily fundamental improvement in educational services created by a voucher system. "Vouchers have not decreased achievement gaps in Milwaukee or Wisconsin. Common sense and research suggest there is only one critical educational reform: quality teaching. Vouchers and quality teaching are not directly associated," Racine Unified Schools Superintendent James Shaw of Wisconsin said.
Stand Up For Workers; Union Plus Will Donate On Your Behalf!
Union Plus has issued a challenge to the supporters of labor. They will give $25 for every new Facebook fan and $25 for every Tweet using the #UnionPlus hashtag up to $100,000 to help America Votes fight back against the recent attacks on the labor movement.
Please help us spread the word! There are a few different ways to help:
1. Promote this challenge on your Facebook page! Ask fans to join the Union Plus Facebook page at www.Facebook.com/UnionPlus: For every new Facebook fan, Union Plus will donate $25 to the fund.
2. Tweet using the hashtag: #UnionPlus and include @UnionPlus - Union Plus will donate $25 for every new tweet with this hashtag.eg. "Stand UP for Workers: @UnionPlus just donated $25 to the State Battles Fund on my behalf just by tweeting this hashtag: #UnionPlus |#1u"
Union Plus supports the rights of workers to organize and collectively bargain for fair wages, a safe work environment, and to have a strong voice in the workplace - and we're proud to back up our stance with a $100,000 donation to the America Votes State Battles Fund. The money will go toward opposing state legislation, ballot measures, and executive orders that attack the labor movement.
Please help us make this a success by kindly spreading this message to your supporters, family and friends on Facebook and Twitter!