After a brief recap of the local news, Leonie interviews Carol Burris, former principal and Executive Director of Network for Public Education and NPE Action on where Donald Trump and Kamala Harris stand on K12 education, and the radical agenda of Project 2025.
Daily News, Travel restrictions on NYC students to ease as MTA replaces student MetroCards with OMNY, https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/07/25/nyc-to-replace-student-metrocards-with-omny-expand-time-and-free-trips/?share=rrccxrhn2mecnhstpiwe
NY Times, New York Bans Realistic Active Shooter Drills in Schools, https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/24/nyregion/school-lockdown-drills.html?unlocked_article_code=1.900.2RUw.gLW2OkUE-W0T&smid=url-share
Class Size Matters letter urging NYSED Commissioner Rosa to require that DOE produce a real class size plan
https://classsizematters.org/letter-to-commissioner-rosa-please-require-doe-to-produce-implement-a-real-class-size-plan-now/
Politico, Advocates for lower class sizes demanding new plan from City Hall https://3zn338.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Politico-article-7.22.24.pdf
Daily News, Advocates ask state education commissioner to intervene in NYC’s class size plan
https://3zn338.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ELC-letter-to-Commissioner-Rosa-re-NYC-class-size-plan-7.22.24.pdf
deutsch29: Mercedes Schneider's Blog, Project 2025: Politicking for Jesus
https://deutsch29.wordpress.com/2024/07/17/project-2025-politicking-for-jesus/
Chalkbeat, As Kamala Harris ascends to Democratic presidential frontrunner, get to know her education record
https://www.chalkbeat.org/2024/07/22/democratic-presidential-candidate-kamala-harris-on-education-and-schools/
Hechinger Report, How could Project 2025 change education?
https://hechingerreport.org/how-could-project-2025-change-education/
Center for American Progress, Project 2025’s Elimination of Title I Funding Would Hurt Students and Decimate Teaching Positions in Local Schools
https://www.americanprogress.org/article/project-2025s-elimination-of-title-i-funding-would-hurt-students-and-decimate-teaching-positions-in-local-schools/
Remarks by Vice President Harris at the American Federation of Teachers’ 88th National Convention
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2024/07/25/remarks-by-vice-president-harris-at-the-american-federation-of-teachers-88th-national/
The New Republic, The One Vice Presidential Pick Who Could Ruin Democratic Unity
https://newrepublic.com/article/184151/one-vice-president-ruin-democratic-unity-josh-shapiro
In a letter, grassroots education groups urge VP Harris not to pick Gov. Shapiro as running mate
https://www.witf.org/2024/07/26/in-a-letter-grassroots-education-groups-urge-vp-harris-not-to-pick-gov-shapiro-as-running-mate/
Letter here: https://sosarizona.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Education-Coalition-Letter-Opposing-Shapiro-as-VP.pdf
NPE Project 2025 explainer https://vimeo.com/985171622