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Action Tips: Take Action Around Education

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How To: 11 Ways to Take Action Around Education

Help Fight the Drop-Out Crisis

Send a word of encouragement to a struggling high school student. [2] Even a small vote of confidence can go a long way.

Be an Advocate

Push your school system for the help you need to succeed. Ask to be challenged. Show everyone how successful you are.

Convene a Local Dropout Summit.

Highlight the needs facing students in your school by engaging local leaders in a discussion about the challenges young people face and the ways these problems can be addressed.

Support Great Teachers

Visit iloveschools.com [3] and find a teacher that needs your new or used donations. You can even start a collection drive [4] to get teachers supplies they need for their classrooms!

Ready, Set, Teach!

  • Not ready to start a tutoring program or maybe your school already has one? Join a local program (look into your local YMCA or Boys & Girls club) and become a tutor for other kids.
  • Think you have nothing to teach? If you know another language, you can tutor kids in immigrant communities. It takes two to three hours a week and you’ll feel awesome after.

Roll Camera

  • Film a documentary [6] about education issues in your area and use it to raise awareness about the problems.
Time: 
One Day [9]
One Week [10]
One Semester [11]
One Summer [12]
Where: 
At School [13]
In Your City [14]
In Your Neighborhood [15]
Issues: 
Education [16]
Education Inequalities [17]
High School Dropouts [18]
Homelessness and Poverty [19]
Who: 
Alone [20]
Club [21]
Congregation [22]
Family [23]
School [24]
Sports Team [25]
With Your Friends [26]
Source URL: http://www.dosomething.org/actnow/actionguide/11-ways-take-action-around-education

Links:
[1] http://twitter.com/share
[2] http://www.boostup.org/#/boost/send_a_boost
[3] http://iloveschools.com
[4] http://www.dosomething.org/actnow/actionguide/how-run-a-school-supply-drive
[5] http://www.dosomething.org/actnow/actionguide/ready-set-teach-start-a-tutoring-program-your-school-0
[6] http://www.dosomething.org/actnow/actionguide/how-film-a-documentary
[7] http://www.dosomething.org/actnow/actionguide/host-a-movie-screening-your-school
[8] http://www.dosomething.org/project/say-it-loud-film
[9] http://www.dosomething.org/category/time/one-day
[10] http://www.dosomething.org/category/time/one-week
[11] http://www.dosomething.org/category/time/one-semester
[12] http://www.dosomething.org/category/time/one-summer
[13] http://www.dosomething.org/category/where/at-school
[14] http://www.dosomething.org/category/where/in-your-city
[15] http://www.dosomething.org/category/where/in-your-neighborhood
[16] http://www.dosomething.org/cause/education
[17] http://www.dosomething.org/issues/education-inequalities
[18] http://www.dosomething.org/issues/high-school-dropouts
[19] http://www.dosomething.org/cause/homelessness-and-poverty
[20] http://www.dosomething.org/category/who/alone
[21] http://www.dosomething.org/category/who/club
[22] http://www.dosomething.org/category/who/church
[23] http://www.dosomething.org/category/who/family
[24] http://www.dosomething.org/category/who/school
[25] http://www.dosomething.org/category/who/sports-team
[26] http://www.dosomething.org/category/who/with-your-friends