Citizens For Better Schools:
Welcome to Citizens for Better Schools
WHAT'S NEW: Ala Ed Budget Crisis - State Takes Fed Stimulus Funds Then Cuts State Funding
SCHOOL TAKEOVER CORNER: BIRMINGHAM * DETROIT * SAINT LOUIS
School Size and Grade Structure
Brown Past 50 Symposium and Education Workshops
Contact Citizens for Better Schools
Education Statistics & Thumbnail Facts: School size not saving Detroit schools form chopping blocks - Economies of scale
B'ham Superintendent Search: Edgecombe County - Birmingham City Schools
NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND REAUTHORIZATION UPDATE PAGE - NOW OPEN
BIRMINGHAM SCHOOL CLOSING WATCH: MORE SECRET MEETINGS
2007-2008 BIRMINGHAM SCHOOL CLOSINGS (HERE WE GO AGAIN - "DOWN SIZING, RIGHT SIZING, or CAPSIZING" )
Alabama School Districts Without One Month Reserve Fund
More Busing in Birmingham With School Consolidations
ALA'S #1 PROBLEM: TEACHER SEXUAL MISCONDUCT
Blog Ala's Biggest Problem - Teacher Sexual Misconduct
BIG SPENDERS - MOST COSTLY SCHOOLS NOT SMALL SCHOOLS
The late Henry Sparks made Birmingham the financial envy of the state's education system
Education Finance, Economics, & Budget Monitoring
Despite Free Space in SomeSchools, Many Packed Classrooms(How are Birmingham Classrooms?)
Class Size Comparison Changes For Parents - The Classroom Effects of Closing & Consolidating Schools
COMING SOON: ** THE CHOICE: SCHOOL ZONING, BIG SCHOOLS - SMALL SCHOOLS (WHICH EDUCATES THE POOR BEST?)
CLASS SIZE REDUCTION
Education Research on School Size: School Climate and Academic Achievement
Evidence Based Consequences of Increased School Size
Curriculum and Instruction
BIRMINGHAM CITY SCHOOLS DECLINE: THEFT IN SCHOLS - INTERNAL CONTROLS LACKING
Worhtless BOE Guidelines and Frame Work For Superintendent Stan Mims, Lay Citizen Advisory Task Force (BOE Policy 6170) Sabotaged
In Education: Big Is Not Better - Research Finds Small Schools Better for Poor and Black Students
Links About Birmingham City Schools
The Good Common School Journal
Thumbnail Facts: Birmingham Enrollment/ Teacher Loss Not Cause of $22 Million Bham BOE Losses
Anniston Citizens for Better Schools
FAIRFIELD CITIZENS FOR BETTER SCHOOLS
Jefferson County (Alabama) School System:
Sylacauga Citizens for Better Schools
Citizens For Better Schools:
Education Management and Leadership
Special, Exceptional, and Gifted and Talented Education
GOLD FACULTY - BROWN PAST 50 WORKSHOP: BEYOND NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND - FULFILLING THE PROMISE OF BROWN
Contact Your School, State, and Federal Representation Here!
Favorite Links: Legal Resources - College Funding Opportunity
ALL SPORTS Birmingham - ALL THE TIME
GENDER EQUITY: Public Schools, Segregated Schools?
Phillips Academy - Crisis in Student School Bus Transportation
WE ARE "HOKIES" TOO!
Topic Index: BREAKING SCHOOL CLOSING NEWS ** Citizens for Better Schools
Citizens for Better Schools
Welcome to Citizens for Better Schools, a community-based school improvement organization dedicated to "Structuring Schools for Success - Making the Vision Work for All Students," regardless of where they may live and attend school.
Citizens for Better Schools in the coming months will provide you with real- time information and data you will find invaluable as you seek the best quality education for your students in public schools across this nation. Our "Good Common School Journal," an electronic online newspaper will link concerned citizens across the nation with school news.
Citizens for Better Schools is based in Birmingham, Alabama, "The Cradle of the Civil Rights Movement." You can write us at P. O. Box 190280, Birmingham, Alabama 35219. We'd like to hear from you and receive suggestions for education research and news topics of interest to you. Have a problem in your school or school districts, Citizens for Better Schools' staff and research associates may be able to help or refer you to an expert or organization who can.
Citizens for Better Schools eagerly anticipate becoming your primary source for education information and assistance. Here are some helpful links we recommend to you:
Citizens Commission on Civil Rights: www.cccr.org
Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law: www.lawyerscomm.org
Please be patient as we build our web site during the coming months. Log in daily, send us your comments and superstitions; share our web address with your friends and associates; you may be surprised by the great information we will provide here.
"Structuring Schools for Success –
Citizens for Better Schools in the coming months will provide you with real- time information and data you will find invaluable as you seek the best quality education for your students in public schools across this nation. Our "Good Common School Journal," an electronic online newspaper will link concerned citizens across the nation with school news.
Citizens for Better Schools is based in Birmingham, Alabama, "The Cradle of the Civil Rights Movement." You can write us at P. O. Box 190280, Birmingham, Alabama 35219. We'd like to hear from you and receive suggestions for education research and news topics of interest to you. Have a problem in your school or school districts, Citizens for Better Schools' staff and research associates may be able to help or refer you to an expert or organization who can.
Citizens for Better Schools eagerly anticipate becoming your primary source for education information and assistance. Here are some helpful links we recommend to you:
Citizens Commission on Civil Rights: www.cccr.org
Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law: www.lawyerscomm.org
Please be patient as we build our web site during the coming months. Log in daily, send us your comments and superstitions; share our web address with your friends and associates; you may be surprised by the great information we will provide here.
"Structuring Schools for Success –
Sincerely,
Ronald E. Jackson.
Executive Director
Citizens for Better Schools
Birmingham, Alabama 35219
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"What the best, wisest parents, desire for their children that must we desire for all children. Any other ideal is unlovely, acted upon, it will destroy democracy." - John Dewey
