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What Parents Can Do

Calendar for the Parent Activist Network

Here's what's going on:

 


In Southern Arizona:


Pro-education Rally Mondays 4-6 p.m. 

Join Flowing Wells Education Association and other education supporters for a rally in front of the Governor's Tucson Office on Mondays from 4-6pm at  400 W. Congress (onthe corner of Granada and Congress, west of City Hall and east of I-10).  

For information on the Monday rallies, contact Dan Meyer, Flowing Wells EA president at  meyerd@cox.net


Tuesday May 5th, Join Tucson EA for a rally in front of the Governor's Tucson Office

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM

 

400 W. Congress

NW corner of Congress and Granada

 

For more info:


Brande Kitzberger,Tucson EZ

teapolyleg@gmail.com


 


Thursday, April 16 Superintendent Liz Fagen will hold a town hall on recent budget cuts.


Sunday, April 19th CARE Picnic and Rally in the Park for Public Education 

1 PM - 3 PM

 State legislators from legislative districts 26 and 25 will attend

 

Cañada del Oro Riverfront Park

551 W. Lambert Lane

Oro Valley, AZ  85737

(520) 818-1628


(contact azcaresinfo@gmail.com for additional info) 


Eastside Parent Leadership Institute, Tuesdays, March 24, 31, April 7; at  10:00 a.m. at the Ward 2 city council office. Call 324-0881 for more information. 

 

 

In Phoenix:


House Education Committee-State Capitol Every Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. 

Senate Education Accountability and Reform Committee-State Capitol every Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. 



 


 


February 4th, Appropriations Committee comes to Tucson  to talk about their budget cuts. The meeting is at 7:00 at Amphi High School Meeting located just south of Stone and Prince.  This is our chance to have our voices heard about the cuts they have made to our schools without having to drive to Phoenix.

Feb 10th:  Eastside Parent Leadership Institute at 10:00 at the Ward 2 office

February 11th: Join Amphi parents and CARE at the Legislature - for more information contact azcaresinfo@gmail.com

February 11th:  Join Voices PLI at 6:00--Andrew Morrill of AEA is speaking--Voices for Education office: 48 N. Tucson 

February 13th:  CHANGE IN LOCATION:  Meet at Flowing Wells High School at 3725 N. Flowing Wells Rd.  for a budget briefing from democratic state legislators

 February 18th: Join Voices PLI, Wednesday at 6:00--Chuck Essigs will be speaking about School Finance 101--Voices for Education office-48 N. Tucson. 

February 26th:  Join Sunnyside Teachers and parents at the State Capitol in Phoenix from 10-1:00 p.m.

March 4th: Rally at the Legislature for AEA Education Day--this won't be a good day to lobby your representatives--this is the day we show up in huge numbers.  Join Voices on the bus from Tucson to Phoenix. We leave at 8:15 and will be back by 3:30.

Find out how your legislator voted in the recent budget cuts

 

  • Research, experience, and common sense show us that when parents are involved in their children’s educations, the children do better. Despite this, there are often barriers preventing parents from being involved. Some parents face language barriers, others do not have the tools and knowledge necessary to be involved and effectively advocate, some feel alone in their efforts to improve the schools and don’t know how to connect with other like-minded parents. 


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