Anti-Reform/Anti-Charter Organizing in Other Large Urban Districts.

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This is a SHORT list of large urban school districts around the country that have undergone or are undergoing reform.

For each school district, I list websites of community groups that are trying organize opposition to the reform, and news articles that report on successful anti-reform efforts.

Baltimore

Chicago

Los Angeles

New York City

• http://ednotesonline.blogspot.com/  Education Notes Online provides information on current issues and on organizing activities around fighting for public education in NYC and beyond. If you are a teacher, help promote Ed Notes to your colleagues. GET INVOLVED IN THE STRUGGLE!
• http://www.substancenews.net/

Oakland, CA

Philadelphia

Pittsburgh

San Francisco, CA

San Diego

• http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-teacher-eval18-2009oct18,0,4471467.story  | "After nearly two years of grinding battles with the union and school board on this and other issues, Grier recently left for Houston, where the district uses value-added results as a basis for teacher bonuses....The opposition in San Diego, Grier said mildly, was "more entrenched than I thought it would be." [Seattle