public policy

Through Their Eyes: Students of Color Shaping Educational Policy

sararosell — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 22:23:18 -0600

Imagine high school students who have been failed out of schools educating teachers and state policy makers about educational inequality. Imagine students who have been incarcerated, live amidst poverty, violence, and have dozens of friends who have been killed; imagine these excluded students teaching state legislators about how state education policy frames their lives.

Alzheimer's Advocacy

cat.sweatman — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 11:10:05 -0500

I became interested in Alzheimer's research five years ago when my father was diagnosed with the disease at 52 years of age. This year,(after moving from Denver, CO to Fort Smith, AR) I decided I wanted to do something to help. I went to one of the few people I felt I could talk to; my science teacher, Steve Arnold. After telling him about my dad and what I wanted to do, he sent out an e-mail to everyone on his list asking if they knew a way that I could get in touch with someone who knew how I could help.

Caesar Chavez Public Charter School Tenth Grade Community Action Project

kma274 — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 13:20:29 -0500

The organization I am passionately dedicated to is Mobilize.org. Mobilize.org is an all-partisan network dedicated to educating, empowering, and energizing young people to increase our civic engagement and political participation. We operate through Mobilizer Teams who serve as our ground troops in the war against political apathy. These teams bring together local activists and leaders to help pave the highway to youth empowerment. One of the projects that I have worked on through my involvement with Mobilize.org is the Caesar Chavez 10th Grade Community Action Project.