Collectively, CLASS represents 115,000 students, teachers, parents and other community members, and has also cast its net wider than
traditional education advocacy groups to include parent groups, health advocates and foster youth organizations
Not exact matches
An new report from an
education advocacy group accuses members of the state Senate's eight - member IDC of betraying
traditional public schools in exchange for campaign donations from charter school supporters.
Our campaign includes more than 50
education advocacy organizations plus teachers and school administrators, representatives of charter schools and
traditional public schools, urban and rural interests, business and organized labor, faith - based
groups and community
groups.
David Sciarra, executive director of the
Education Law Center, a Newark - based school
advocacy group, noted that many
traditional urban public schools are older and in worse condition, and have to wait for the state Schools Development Authority to take any action on facilities.