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Pages tagged "school organizing"


Austin Interfaith Saves 173 Affordable Homes

Posted on News by West / Southwest IAF · January 07, 2014 3:19 PM
Koreena Malone helps craft plan to save affordable homes; Malone is a graduate of Capital IDEA and leader with Austin InterfaithKoreena Malone, an accounting graduate of Capital IDEA, was confronted with the threat of losing her home when a developer's plans involved razing her apartment and replacing it with a higher cost unit. In collaboration with Austin Interfaith she formed a tenant's association and negotiated a new deal on the redevelopment with Travis Heights Elementary School, the neighborhood association, her tenants' association, and the developer.

"'I strongly believe that the redevelopment of Oak Creek Village won't just lead us to a better community but a model for the city of Austin,' Malone said.

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El Paso Times Editors Support EPISO in School Board Fight

Posted on News by West / Southwest IAF · March 18, 2013 4:23 PM

Clint Independent School District trustees, presented with an easy opportunity to expand representative democracy, punted. They had no good explanation for failing to make an easy decision, just mutterings about needing more time to study...."The El Paso Interreligious Sponsoring Organization has been the leader in the movement to reform Clint ISD's voting patterns.

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Albuquerque Interfaith Challenges ‘Trojan Horse’ of Private Charters

Posted on News by West / Southwest IAF · February 15, 2013 11:55 AM

New Mexico Representative Mimi Stewart and Sen. Linda Lopez joined the Rev. Trey Hammond of Albuquerque Interfaith at a news conference Tuesday to announce the introduction of House Bill 460, which would bar private firms from running public schools.

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Austin Interfaith Leverages Unanimous Vote for In-District Charter School

Posted on News by West / Southwest IAF · January 16, 2013 9:09 AM
"School board members have lauded the process that Travis Heights used to garner support for the transformation, which they approved last month. Unlike the district's failed partnership with ... the move to turn Travis Heights into a charter school had the enthusiastic backing of the school's parents and teachers, joined by Austin Interfaith and Education Austin.

'It's a real democratic process that empowers the parents, empowers the teachers, empowers the students,' said Britt Adams, a special education teacher at the school."

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Austin Interfaith In-District Charter Proposal Heads for Final Vote

Posted on News by West / Southwest IAF · December 13, 2012 10:08 AM
"Travis Heights Innovation School Project ....is a collaborative proposal developed by the neighborhood, the school itself, employee union Education Austin, and local nonprofit Austin Interfaith. It would still be the same students and same staff on the same campus: However, rather than taking edicts from AISD central administration, the campus would have a governing board with parents, teachers, and a seat each for Education Austin and Austin Interfaith...."

Austin School Board Considers..., Austin American Statesman

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EPISO Leverages Commitments for Equity in School Funding

Posted on News by West / Southwest IAF · October 29, 2012 5:10 PM
More than 200 leaders of El Paso Interreligious Sponsoring Organization assembled to challenge Clint Independent School District board candidates to "eliminate all disparities in per student funding throughout the district if elected....Challengers Claudia García, Sonia Herrera, Susana Santillan, Dino Coronado and incumbent Patricia Randleel participated at the nonpartisan accountability session at the Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Horizon City."

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1,000 COPS / Metro Leaders Rally for Pre-K Ballot Initiative

Posted on News by West / Southwest IAF · October 22, 2012 10:52 AM
"Approximately 1,000 people representing 35 church, school and union groups under the umbrella nonprofit Communities Organized for Public Service and the Metro Alliance, held their own press conference and publicly committed to backing Pre-K 4 SA."

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Border Interfaith Leverages Commitments to Reduce Negative Impact of Tests

Posted on News by West / Southwest IAF · October 21, 2012 3:14 PM
"Candidates for the U.S. Congressional 16th District of Texas, the Senate District 29 of Texas, Texas House of Representatives District 78 and for District 1 of the State Board of Education participated in Sunday's candidate accountability session...organized by Border Interfaith at the San Judas Tadeo Catholic Church in the Upper Valley."

Local Group Hosts Debate with 8 Candidates Running for Election, El Paso Times



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