Privatization – A Dangerous Threat to Our Public Schools
Featuring Charles Siler
Our virtual forum held on Thursday, January 5, 2023 - 6:30-8:00 p.m. (MST)
Will you help us fight to
protect public education?
A4PEP was formed to protect public education.
Advocates for Public Education Policy (A4PEP) is a statewide coalition of individuals and grassroots organizations that works to educate the public and policymakers to ensure that public schools work for all, not just the well-connected.
A4PEP was created in response to concerns about the adverse effects of failed “education reform” policies.
These policies focused more on metrics and performance than on student and teacher needs. They were not tied to the realities of the classroom, but on spreadsheets and equations. They were not rooted in the principles of public education, but the principles of business.
Because of these policies, schools have been closed, students’ learning has suffered, teachers have been devalued.
Policy priorities for 2023
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Rethinking accountability, assessment, and teacher evaluation
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Adequate and equitable funding, without public tax dollars used for private profit
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Equal access and desegregation
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Promoting community schools
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Inclusive and comprehensive curriculum
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Supporting educators’ rights and professionalism
KEEP the PUBLIC in PUBLIC EDUCATION
STOP THE INSANITY!
Support our 2023 resolution on accountability.
”Insanity is repeating the same mistakes over and over and expecting different results.“
Our accountability system, adopted in 2009, has failed. High-stakes testing with punitive sanctions imposed on those schools scoring poorly on the mandated standardized tests has not improved student learning, nor has it closed the achievement gap.
It’s time to stop the insanity of testing over and over, year after year, and expecting different results. it’s time to adopt a system that uses multiple measures for evaluation and provides needed supports to meet the needs of all children.
Please click here to read our 2023 resolution to
redesign the Colorado Education Accountability System and click
2023 Resolution Supporter if you agree.
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