Parents protest downtown against NAACP's vote on charter schools
NAACP called for a ban on charter schools across the country
Parents protest downtown against NAACP's vote on charter schools
NAACP called for a ban on charter schools across the country
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COURTIS: A PROTEST IN DOWNTOWN
CINCINNATI AS THE NATIONAL NAACP
TAKES A STRONG STAND AGAINST
CHARTER SCHOOLS ACROSS T
COUNTRY, CALLING FOR A BAN ON
THEM.
BUT THOSE WHO SUPPORT CHARTER
SCHOOLS WANTED THEIR VOICES
HEARD ON THIS ISSUE, TOO, AND
THEY TOOK THEIR MESSAGE TO THE
STREETS.
>> WE ARE OUT HERE TO SEND A
MESSAGE TO THE NAACP.
AS YOU CAN SEE
, WE HAVE LOTS OF
BLACK PARENTS TELLING THE NAACP
THAT THEY ARE WRONG FOR CALLING
A MORATORIUM ON CHARTER SCHOOLS.
OBVIOUSLY, THERE ARE CHARTER
SCHOOLS THAT ARE WORKING FOR
LOTS OF BLACK PARENTS, FAMILIES,
AND CHILDREN.
COURTIS: THE NATIONAL BOARD OF
THE OLDEST AND LARGEST CIV
RIGHTS ORGANIZATION, MEETING IN
DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI, SAID IN A
STATEMENT, THE PROLIFERATION OF
CHARTER SCHOOLS SHOULD BE HALTED
.
OUR ULTIMATE GOAL IS THAT
CHILDREN RECEIVE A QUALITY
EDUCATION THAT PREPARES THEM TO
BE A CONTRIBUTING AND PRODUCTIVE
CITIZEN.
THOSE WHO CAME TO PROTEST THE
NAACP'S DECISION SAID THE
ORGANIZATION IS TAKING A
MISGUIDED APPROACH TO ADDRESSING
THE EDUCATIONAL CHALLENGES IN
OHIO AND THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.
IF YOU LOOK
AT THE BIG EIGHT
CITIES, 60% OF THE KIDS IN
CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE BLACK KIDS.
WHEN YOU LOO AT A TRADITIONAL
SCHOOL, ONLY A LITTLE OVER 50%.
PARENTS ARE CHOOSING CHARTER
SCHOOLS BECAUSE THEY WANT TO
FIND A SCHOOL THAT BEST FITS
THEIR KIDS.
COURTI SOME PEOPLE TRIED TO
GET INTO THE MEETING BEING HELD
IN THE WESTI HOTEL.
POLICE WERE CALLED IN TO KEEP
THE PEACE, AND A REPRESENTATIV
OF THE GROUP CAME OUTSIDE TO
ADDRESS THE GROUP'S CONCERNS.
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Parents protest downtown against NAACP's vote on charter schools
NAACP called for a ban on charter schools across the country
Protesters interrupted the NAACP board meeting in Cincinnati on Saturday in the wake of the organization's decision to call for a temporary ban on charter school expansion.
The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools and the Black Alliance for Educational Options said charter school leaders, parents and more were barred from sitting in on the organization's discussion of a resolution that opposes school choice.
CINCINNATI —
Protesters interrupted the NAACP board meeting in Cincinnati on Saturday in the wake of the organization's decision to call for a temporary ban on charter school expansion.
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The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools and the Black Alliance for Educational Options said charter school leaders, parents and more were barred from sitting in on the organization's discussion of a resolution that opposes school choice.