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Wednesday, April 20th, 2011Our friends at “I Am My School” believe this about student led education reform: Why students? Eyes to see & ears to hear. A story to tell & a voice to tell it. Opportunity to make a difference. Influence & capacity for change. New York City boasts the largest school system in the the country. We [...]
1.1 Students. Every 1 a Leader.
Wednesday, April 20th, 2011What began as a prayer movement last year has evolved into a full-blown student leadership initiative this year. At once a prayer (”I Am” is the name God calls himself, hence the prayer) and a call to lead, “I Am My School” recognizes that school performance and outcomes reflect what students, faculty, parents, and other stakeholders [...]
PS 102 Mural Project Updates
Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011Momentum on the PS 102 mural project is moving full steam ahead. After principal Theresa Dovi announced the project officially in January, the Department of Education translated the announcement into Arabic, Chinese, Spanish, and Urdu for parents who do not read English. Several parents, including me, made classroom announcements for the Valentine’s Contest, which more [...]
Reflections on the TFA20 Summit
Tuesday, February 15th, 2011Featured Panel If the issues of education reform are new to you, watch this panel of rockstar reformers to catch up on progress from the last 20 years. Geoffrey Canada Founder and CEO, Harlem Children’s Zone John Deasy Superintendent Elect, Los Angeles Unified School District Joel Klein CEO, Educational Division and Executive Vice President, Office [...]
Faith in Action @ Teach For America’s 20th Anniversary Summit
Friday, February 11th, 2011Coming: Saturday February 12, 2011 Humbling… see why below. Faith in Action: The role of faith communities in expanding educational opportunities Day and Time Saturday, 01:15 PM – 02:30 PM. Description Faith leaders have played a critical role in many social change movements in our nation’s history. Panelists will discuss the role that faith communities [...]
PS 102 Mural
Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011Since Journalism Stars continues this year as an official fifth grade club under the capable of leadership of teacher Michael Silverman, PS 102‘s fearless parent coordinator Ms. Sheri and I decided to give the budding journalists a story to cover this spring: the installation of a public art mural celebrating the school’s diversity in the [...]
Wednesday Webcast: GBIMC Edition
Wednesday, January 12th, 2011C-Lite – In My City (Official Music Video) About the video: Trace Music Group & Sin Is Wack partnered with God Belongs In My City to create the GBIMC Anthem for 2011. On October 30th, 2010 – thousands of teens gathered to pray for New York City. Learn more at www.godbelongsinmycity.com Director: David Ham Co-Director: [...]
Students lead largest prayer walk in NYC
Wednesday, December 1st, 2010One of 20/20 Vision for Schools‘ “I Am My School” collaborators, the student-led prayer initiative called God Belongs In My City, organized their second prayer walk of Manhattan on October 30. Originating at City Hall, the walk to Central Park included pit stops by up to 2,000 marchers at Union Square, the United Nations, Times [...]
Coming October 23: Embodying Hope Campus Ministry Conference
Friday, October 8th, 2010Register here.
Churches Should Adopt Schools? (Via YM Today)
Monday, August 30th, 2010While away, I was pleasantly surprised to find that Youth Ministries Today revived an article I wrote for National Network of Youth Ministries in 2008, before the launch of 20/20 Vision for Schools. Why Churches Should Adopt Public Schools Sometimes a good idea takes a while to generate traction. But then a combination of timing, [...]
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