Propose Reforms to Increase Parental Involvement in Public Education
QUEENS - Public Advocate candidate Bill de Blasio and Councilmember Julissa Ferreras joined forces today at PS 19 in Corona, Queens, to call on the Department of Education (DOE) to implement de Blasio's Public School Parents' Bill of Rights for the new school year. The ten point Bill of Rights would greatly increase parental involvement in public education and give parents a stronger voice in their children's future.
Proposal Would Increase Parental Inolvement in Education for the New School Year
As Public Advocate, Will Work to Increase Transparency and Accountability, and Promote Parental Involvement in Public Education
New York- Public Advocate candidate Bill de Blasio today announced a proposal to increase transparency and accountability, and encourage parental involvement in New York City's public education system. As Public Advocate, de Blasio will hold borough education forums to bring schools and communities together, and he will make Department of Education (DOE) data easily accessible to the public on the Public Advocate's website.
"We should be working productively with Albany to create mayoral control that gives a voice to public-school parents, not engaging in offensive name-calling that degrades Holocaust survivors," said de Blasio, who is running for public advocate.
"I take Mayor Bloomberg at his word that he did not hear the question regarding his comments about the State Senate and mayoral control. On an issue this sensitive, the Mayor and all leaders should choose their words carefully. Millions of public school children and their parents are depending on the reauthorization of a reformed version of mayoral control.
Department of Education Triples Number of School Recycling Coordinators after Requests from De Blasio
NEW YORK - Councilmember Bill de Blasio today applauded the new and improved recycling programs in New York City public schools that will dramatically increase recycling efforts in the City's education system. The Department of Education (DOE) has tripled the number of School Recycling Coordinators and provided recycling training for public schools, following aggressive lobbying from de Blasio.
"As a public school parent, I believe it is critical that students have the freedom to practice and celebrate their religions. Today, I am very proud that the Council voted to pass Resolution 1281, which calls for greater religious freedom in our schools. This resolution calls on the Department of Education to incorporate important Muslim holidays into the school calendar. I urge the Department to implement this policy without compromising classroom days for students."
New York - Councilmember Bill de Blasio issued the following statement regarding the vote to build a new, expanded PS 133 for school districts 13 and 15 in Brooklyn, which was approved yesterday by the City Council. According to the SCA, the new school design will incorporate significant features of the existing PS 133 building, will have green LEED architecture, an early childhood playground and schoolyard, and a replacement community garden. The new and expanded PS 133 will accommodate approximately 900 students.
NEW YORK - On June 11th, Councilmember Bill de Blasio launched 20 Reasons in 20 Days, a countdown campaign to reauthorize a reformed version of Mayoral Control of City schools by June 30th, the day when New York City's school system automatically reverts to its former structure.
"It is unfortunate that we still do not have a reformed version of Mayoral control that builds on successes from the past and creates a greater role for parents in the future. We owe our children more; we owe our children a better school system that takes their needs, and the rights of their parents into consideration."
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