Written by:
Lynette Holloway

Dorothy I. Height, a commanding force in civil rights movement who stood on the platform with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during his historic "I Have a Dream'' speech, died of natural causes at 3:41 a.m. at Howard University Hospital in Washington, DC. She was 98 years old.

"She led the National Council of Negro Women for 40 years, and served as the only woman at the highest level of the civil rights movement -- witnessing every march and milestone along the way," said President Barack Obama in a statement. "And even in the final weeks of her life -- a time when anyone else would have enjoyed their well-earned rest -- Dr. Height continued her fight to make our nation a more open and inclusive place for people of every race, gender, background and faith."

Height knocked down barriers to achieve equal protections for black men and women, especially in her capacity as president of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) between 1957 and 1998. She also worked for the YWCA, counseled presidents, including Dwight D. Eisenhower and Lyndon B. Johnson on critical social and civil rights issues, and walked in lockstep with first lady Eleanor Roosevelt to usher in vital changes for women's rights.

In fact, it was with Roosevelt that Height caught the prescient eye of Mary McLeod Bethune, founder and president of the NCNW, in a moment that forever changed Height's life. Height, who was serving as director of the Harlem YWCA, apparently made a great impression on Bethune while escorting Roosevelt to the event.

"Mrs. Bethune invited Height to join NCNW in her quest for women's rights to full and equal employment, pay and education,'' the NCNW site says. In her role at the NCNW, Height went on to make history. The native of Richmond, Va., who was a standout public school student, labored tirelessly to register voters and to end segregation. She helped pave the way for the rise of women like first lady Michelle Obama, Valerie Jarrett, assistant to the president for intergovernmental relations and public liaison, and Ursula M. Burns, the chief executive officer of Xerox and the first African-American woman to lead a S&P 100 company.

"Throughout her life, Dr. Height inspired countless women to become effective leaders," said her friend, former U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexis M. Herman, in a statement posted on the Howard Medical University Hospital Web site.

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Civil Rights Icon Benjamin Hooks Passes Away At 85

Written by:
Emma Brown of the Washington Post

Benjamin Hooks, longtime NAACP director and champion of minorities and the poor, died early this morning at his home in Tennessee. He was 85.

Dr. Hooks was a lawyer and preacher who became one of the country's great civil rights leaders. In 2007, President George W. Bush awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the country.

"Dr. Hooks was a calm yet forceful voice for fairness, opportunity and personal responsibility," said George W. Bush, presenting Dr. Hooks the Presidential Medal of Freedom. "He never tired or faltered in demanding that our nation live up to its founding ideals of liberty and equality."In the 1960s, Dr. Hooks became the first black judge since the Civil War to sit on a state trial court in the South when he was appointed to the Tennessee Criminal Court.

In the 1970s, he became the first black commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission when President Richard Nixon appointed him to that post. He pushed through a new rule requiring television and radio stations to be offered publicly before they could be sold; minority employment in the broadcast industry increase fivefold during his five-year tenure.

In 1977, he took the helm of the NAACP, an organization whose membership and influence had dwindled since the 1950s and 60s, the days of Rosa Parks and the March on Washington."Black Americans are not defeated," he told Ebony magazine after becoming the NAACP's director. "The civil rights movement is not dead. If anyone thinks that we are going to stop agitating, they had better think again."

He led the organization until 1992, successfully boosting its enrollment and visibility.Here, a tribute to him on his 80th birthday:

Tennessee Wins Race to the Top Grant

NASHVILLE — Governor Phil Bredesen announced today that Tennessee is one of just two states selected to receive millions of dollars for education in the federal government’s Race to the Top competition. The U.S. Department of Education announced Tennessee and Delaware as the competition’s first round winners earlier today.

Tennessee will receive approximately $500 million to implement its comprehensive school reform plans over the next four years.

“This is a landmark opportunity for Tennessee,” said Bredesen. “Our success in Race to the Top speaks to the commitment we’ve made to meaningful and significant improvement in public education, and the funds provided by the grant will carry us forward in a dramatic and positive direction.”

Tennessee requested $501 million in its application. As one of the next steps in the process, the U.S. Department of Education will complete negotiations with successful states on their Race to the Top contracts to finalize award amounts.

The $4.35 billion Race to the Top Fund is an unprecedented federal investment in reform. The program includes $4 billion for statewide reform grants and $350 million to support states working together to improve the quality of their assessments. The Race to the Top state competition is designed to reward states that are leading the way in comprehensive, coherent, statewide education reform across four key areas:

· Adopting standards and assessments that prepare students to succeed in college and the workplace;
· Building data systems that measure student growth and success, and inform teachers and principals how to improve instruction;
· Recruiting, developing, rewarding, and retaining effective teachers and principals, especially where they are needed most; and
· Turning around their lowest-performing schools.

Forty states and the District of Columbia submitted applications for the first phase of grants. Delaware and Tennessee were selected from among 16 finalists who presented their proposals to panels of peer reviewers earlier this month.

The peer reviewers awarded the highest scores to Delaware and Tennessee. According to the U.S. Department of Education, they awarded Delaware and Tennessee high marks for the commitment to reform from key stakeholders, including elected officials, teacher's union leaders, and business leaders. In both states, all school districts committed to implementing Race to the Top reforms.

Delaware and Tennessee also have aggressive plans to improve teacher and principal evaluation, use data to inform instructional decisions, and turn around their lowest-performing schools. In addition, both states have put in place strong laws and policies to support their reform efforts.

Bredesen expressed appreciation for widespread support for the state’s application by the Tennessee General Assembly, Tennessee Education Association, educators and education advocates, business leaders, and the parents and families across the state that want to continue to provide better opportunities in the classroom and in life for Tennessee’s children.

Tennessee’s complete Race to the Top proposal can be found on the state Department of Education Web site at www.tn.gov/education.

More information online at: http://www2.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2010/03/03292010.html.

Parents for Public Schools to Convene

Parents for Public Schools (PPS), a national organization of community‐based chapters, will hold its biannual Leadership Conference on April 23‐25, 2010, in Columbia, Missouri, on the campus of the University of Missouri. The theme of the conference is “Back to the Future.” PPS parents and education experts from across the country will study and discuss how past parent engagement successes in schools can be adapted today to improve public education for all children. Most sessions are open to the public.

“We are very excited to bring together the informed, energized parents that make up PPS chapters across the country,” said Anne Foster, PPS National Executive
Director.

The PPS Leadership Conference will kick off with a dinner and keynote address on Friday evening, April 23, in the Reynolds Alumni Center. On Saturday, concurrent sessions in Townsend Hall will offer workshops to build the skills parents and community partners need to become fully engaged allies in public school improvement as well as local, state, and national education policy. The conference is hosted by the PPS Columbia chapter.

The keynote speaker is Deborah Meier, currently on the faculty of New York University’s Steinhardt School of Education. Meier is a board member and director of New Ventures at Mission Hill, a pilot school in Boston, director and advisor to Forum for Democracy and Education, and serves on the board of the Coalition of Essential Schools and the advisory board for PPS.

In praising the PPS mission and the conference goal of bringing parents to the education decision-making table, Meier said, “Figuring out how families and schools build trust is the number one issue for democracy; while blind trust is unwise, maybe blind respect can help build the kind of wary trust all students, teachers, parents and citizens need to make the future stronger than the past.”

Deborah Meier is the author of The Power of Their Ideas, Lessons to America from a Small School in Harlem, Will Standards Save Public Education, In Schools We Trust, Keeping School (with Ted and Nancy Sizer), Many Children Left Behind, and other books and articles that enhance democracy and equity in public education.

Other sessions will address a variety of education issues from the parent’s perspective and offer opportunities to network with members from across the nation who are passionate about public education.

The conference is sponsored in part by the College of Education at the University of Missouri.

PPS is a national non‐profit organization of community‐based chapters working with public school parents and other supporters to improve and strengthen local public schools. Founded in Jackson, Mississippi, in 1989, there are 14 PPS chapters in 10 states. PPS believes that parents play an indispensable role in building quality schools and those at strong public schools are essential o a strong American democracy.

U.S. Department of Education Videos Highlight Successful School Turnarounds

Online video profiles illustrate where turnaround models are working to improve underperforming schools.

The U.S. Department of Education has produced a new series of videos that illustrate how several school districts have successfully turned around low-performing schools using the four models endorsed by the Department's $4 billion Title I School Improvement Grant program. Through interviews with school administrators, teachers, parents and students, these short online films aim to show how sometimes difficult changes in school leadership, personnel, curriculum and culture can lead to dramatic improvements in student achievement.

The Title I School Improvement Grant program makes funds available to states by formula, to help them target the bottom 5 percent of U.S. schools, or approximately 5,000 chronic underperforming schools nationwide. Local school districts compete for the funds while identifying the schools they want to overhaul, and then determine which of four models is most appropriate:

TRANSFORMATION MODEL: Replace the principal and improve the school through comprehensive curriculum reform, professional development, extending learning time, and other strategies.

TURNAROUND MODEL: Replace the principal, screen existing school staff, and rehire no more than half the teachers; adopt a new governance structure; and improve the school through curriculum reform, professional development, extending learning time, and other strategies.

RESTART MODEL: Convert a school or close it and re-open it as a charter school or under an education management organization.

SCHOOL CLOSURE: Close the school and send the students to higher-achieving schools in the district.

"Chronically underperforming schools are a national problem," said Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. "States and districts must rise to the challenge. When a school continues to perform in the bottom five percent of the state and isn't showing signs of growth, or has graduation rates below 60 percent, something dramatic needs to be done. We all have a moral obligation to do the right thing for our children."

The Title I School Improvement Grant program's models were informed by successful examples from across the country. To date, 19 states have received School Improvement Grant funds to turn around their persistently lowest-achieving schools. Their applications are online at http://www2.ed.gov/programs/sif/summary/index.html. In total, $3.5 billion will be made available to states this spring from money set aside for school turnarounds in the Department's 2009 budget and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, with an additional $500 million from the Department's 2010 budget to be distributed in late summer or fall.

The Department's new video series highlights the following schools where these four models are at work and showing positive results for students:

George Hall Elementary School: Beginning in 2004, George Hall Elementary School in Mobile, Ala., implemented dramatic changes to turn around the school, including hiring a new principal and extending the school day by an hour. Prior to 2004, George Hall was one of the lowest performing schools in Alabama. The school experienced declining test scores, a lack of community and parental involvement, student engagement and student disciplinary concerns. After turning around George Hall, more than 90 percent of students were performing at or above proficiency in both reading and math. In 2008, the U.S. Department of Education named George Hall a Blue Ribbon School of the Year, and in 2009, Education Trust awarded the school with its Dispelling the Myth Award.

Pickett Middle School: In 2007, Pickett Middle School in Philadelphia was closed and reopened under an independent charter organization, Mastery Charter Schools. Prior to undergoing this change, Pickett experienced severe student disciplinary problems. Student suspensions were high and academic performance was low. Under Mastery management, the Pickett campus established a learning environment focused on producing college and career-ready students. In just one year, student violence went down dramatically, while student performance increased by double digits in both math and reading.

Hamilton County School District: In 2000, the Hamilton County School District in Chattanooga, Tenn., teamed up with a community partner to transform eight of the 20 lowest-performing grade schools in the state of Tennessee. The county built leadership teams to establish staff development and incentives programs to attract and retain talent. After the transformation, third graders' performance on state exams increased from 53 percent (2003) to 78 percent in reading and language arts (2008) and from 50 percent (2003) to 72 percent (2008) in math.

Harvard School of Excellence: In 2006 Harvard was ranked among the 10 worst schools in Illinois. To turn the school around, the school hired a new principal and mostly new faculty. By the end of its first year, Harvard reduced absences by an average of five days per student. After two years, Harvard students meeting or exceeding state testing standards increased by 25 percent.

James Johnson Public School: In 2008, James Johnson Public School in Chicago teamed up with the Academy for Urban School Leadership to turn the school around. Prior to turning around, James Johnson was plagued by student disciplinary concerns and only 40 percent of students were meeting state standards in reading, math and science. Today, James Johnson teachers, parents and students credit the turnaround with improving student behavior, increasing student performance and enhancing parental engagement.

Locke Senior High School: In 2007, Locke Senior High School in Los Angeles came under the management of Green Dot, a nonprofit charter organization. Prior to 2007, Locke sent only 5 percent of graduating seniors to four-year colleges. Today, 71 percent of Locke's graduates have gone on to attend college. Teachers and students once described Locke as a "chaotic" environment where teachers would let students "walk out of school and...wouldn't say anything." The environment led to a violent school riot in 2006. Since then Locke has decreased student suspensions involving drugs or violence from 21 percent to 5 percent, and has implemented small learning communities to improve performance and accountability, build strong relationships among principals, teachers and students, and create a safe environment where students pursue academic success.

Visit http://www.ed.gov/blog/2010/03/whats-possible-turning-around-americas-lowest-achieving-schools/ to learn more and watch interviews with school administrators, teachers, parents and students.

An Exclusive Interview with Mr. Scott Pearson, United States Department of Education

The Journey Begins radio for the engaged parent and dedicated educator presents an interview with Mr. Scott Pearson. Mr. Pearson is the Associate Assistant Deputy Secretary of Education, where he serves as deputy in the Office of Innovation and Improvement. His portfolio includes issues of school choice and charter schools, innovation, and education for military families. Prior to joining the Department he was active in civic affairs in San Francisco, including co-founding and serving as board chair for Leadership Public Schools, a charter management organization serving low-income communities with college-preparatory high schools. Mr. Pearson has had a long career in business with America Online and Bain and Company, and served as a trade negotiator during the Clinton Administration. He is married to Diana Farrell and has two children.

Important Information for Families of Military Personnel

The WeSupport organization developed a list of important resources for military families, Education: The Natural Bridge has shared a few. For information on how to support military families, please click on the link http://www.wesupport.ca.gov/resources.html

American Legion Auxiliary http://www.legion-aux.org/The American Legion Auxiliary is the world’s largest women’s patriotic service organization with nearly 1 million members in 10,100 communities. Auxiliary members are a unique group of women, joined in the fellowship of volunteerism, patriotism and dedication to veterans, young people and communities.

America Supports You http://www.americasupportsyou.mil/ A Department of Defense program that connects individuals, organizations and companies to homefront groups offering support to the military community and their families including writing letters and e-mails, sending care packages, offering scholarships and helping the wounded.

American Red Cross – Holiday Mail for Heroes www.redcross.org/holidaymail In partnership with Pitney Bowes, the American Red Cross is encouraging others to send a touch of home to the real heroes of America and their families. Together they will collect, sort and distribute holiday cards to service members, veterans and their families during the holiday season.

Bob Woodruff Family Foundation http://www.remind.org/ The Foundation raises public awareness about traumatic brain injury and combat stress by working with private industry and government to develop excellence in prevention, diagnosis, treatment, support and resources. It ensures that soldiers and their families have access to a lifetime of treatment, education and employment opportunities to help them reintegrate back into their communities.

California Department of Veterans Affairs http://www.cdva.ca.gov/ The mission of the California Department of Veterans Affairs is to serve California’s veterans and their families. Specifically support veterans and their families with aid and assistance in presenting their claims for veterans’ benefits under the laws of the United States; to provide them with beneficial opportunities through direct low-cost loans to acquire farms and homes; and to provide the state’s aged or disabled veterans with rehabilitative, residential, and medical care and services in a home-like environment at the California Veterans Homes.

California National Guard www.calguard.ca.gov/readyfamilies The California National Guard Family Assistance Network provides military families with rosters of civilian, government and military agencies that can help deal with issues related to active duty.

Cell Phones for Soldiers http://www.cellphonesforsoldiers.com/ Cell Phones for Soldiers is a non-profit organizations which turns old donated cell-phones into prepaid calling cards.

Center for Women Veterans www.va.gov/womenvet The mission of the Canter for Women Veterans is to review Veteran Affairs programs and services for women veterans, and ensure that they receive benefits and services without discrimination.

The Coming Home Project http://www.cominghomeproject.net/ A non-profit organization devoted to providing compassionate care, support and stress management tools for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans, their families and their service providers. The Coming Home Project is a multi-disciplinary team of veterans, psychotherapists and interfaith leaders committed to helping transform the wound of war by addressing the emotional, spiritual and relationship challenges faced by veterans and families before, during and after deployment.

Defenders of Freedom – CA http://www.defendersoffreedom-ca.us/ A 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization which raises money to support troops who are currently deployed around the world. The organization unites family members, raises community involvement, supports wounded soldiers, sends care packages and provides welcome home celebrations at airports.

Fallen Patriot Fund http://www.fallenpatriotfund.org/ Dedicated to ensuring that casualty families have support resources available such as death benefits, pension funds, child support, military housing and store access.

Fisher House Program http://www.fisherhouse.org/A private-public partnership that supports America’s military by providing “a home away from home” for family members whose loved one has been hospitalized. There are currently 32 houses on every major military medical center and several VA medical centers. The program supports families as they work through incredible challenges.

Friday Night Live http://www.fridaynightlive.org/ The Friday Night Live Program has a close working relationship with the California National Guard Drug Demand Reduction program and welcomes the children of military families to participate in their youth development programs which provide incredible mentoring opportunities.

Give an Hour – Give Help/ Give Hope http://www.giveanhour.org/ A non-profit network of volunteer mental health professionals who provide free therapy (both in person and via telephone) to service members and their families affected by operations in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Homes For Heroes http://www.homesforheroes.com/ The Homes for Heroes program provides extraordinary savings to local heroes who provide services to their community every day. A percentage of the homes will be marketed to disabled veterans and their families or surviving families of soldiers killed in action

Homes For Heroes Foundation http://www.homesforheroesfoundation.org/ The purpose of the Homes For Heroes Foundation is to provide and/or coordinate financial assistance and housing resources to the Heroes of our nation such as military personnel, police/peace officers, firefighters and first responders who are in need.

Homes For Our Troops http://www.homesforourtroops.org/ The mission is to build specifically adapted homes for severely disabled soldiers and their families. The organizations is a non-profit which uses monetary and building material donations to help families of disabled American heroes in addition to soliciting trades people to donate their labor.

Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund http://www.semperfifund.org/ A non-profit organization which provides financial assistance to wounded heroes and their families. This assistance helps to defray costs related to hospitalization, rehabilitation, purchase of specialized equipment, transportation and home modifications.

Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund http://www.fallenheroesfund.org/ The Fund provides unrestricted grants to the families of military personnel who have given their lives in defense of our country. The non-profit Fund is supported entirely by donations – 100% of contributions from the public for this effort go to support military families.

Kids Serve 2 http://www.saluteourservices.org/ A program which provides resources that support military children – because when parents serve in the military, their Kids Serve 2. The mission is to honor, support and thank military children by fostering awareness and appreciation about the sacrifices and challenges they face.

Marine Corps Family Team Building www.mccsmiramar.com/MCFTB_INDEX.htmlThe mission of the Marine Corps Family Team Building program is to prepare families through education resources and services to foster personal growth so that they can successfully meet the challenges of the military lifestyle.

Military Child Education Coalition http://www.militarychild.org/A non-profit, world-wide organization that identifies the challenges that face the highly mobile military child, increases awareness of these challenges and initiates and implements programs to meet these challenges.

Military.com http://www.military.com/ Connects servicemembers, military families and veterans to all the benefits of service – government benefits, scholarships, career opportunities, discounts, lifelong friends, mentors, great stories of military life or missions, and much more.

Military Connection http://www.militaryconnection.com/ The Connection provides information on government jobs, military schools, military loans and military pay. The resource directory features information on military education and benefits including the GI Bill, employment opportunities, military job postings, pay charts and salary calculators.

Military One Source http://www.militaryonesource.com/ 24/7 resources for military members, spouses and families.

Military HOMEFRONT http://www.militaryhomefront.dod.mil/ The official Department of Defense website for reliable Quality of Life information designed to help troops and their families, leaders and service providers.

The Military Spouse Resource Center http://www.milspouse.org/ The Center is designed to assist the spouses of U.S. military personnel and is jointly sponsored by the Department of Defense and the Department of Labor. It provides easy access to information, resources and opportunities related to education, training and employment for military spouses.

My Army Benefits http://www.myarmybenefits.us.army.mil/ The My Army Benefits website serves the Regular Army, Army National Guard, Army Reserve, family members and retirees. The site also allows you to find your eligibility, research the details of your benefits and find locations where benefits services are provided.

National Military Family Association http://www.nmfa.org/ The Association educates and provides resources to military families concerning their rights and benefits. The site also features information on Operation Purple, a free summer camp in partnership with the Sierra Club that brings together youth who are experiencing deployment of a parent.

Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society http://www.nmcrs.org/ The Society is a non-profit charitable organization which provides a variety of services in order for Naval personnel to achieve financial self-sufficiency and find solutions to emergency needs.

How Can Public Schools Increase Parental Engagement Among Hispanic Families.

The Journey Begins Internet Radio for the engaged parent and dedicated educator discuss strategies schools can use to increase parental engagement among Hispanic families with Ms America Calderon, Tellin’ Stories Coordinator with Teaching For Change, Inc. located in Washington, DC.

Usually, I am asked if I was named because of the “country” so I use my name to educate people that America is not a country but a continent. I am from Guatemala. I was forced to flee my country in 1982. For the first six months in the U.S.A., I did not get a bed because I thought the “revolution” was going to win and we could go back soon. Twenty five years later, I am still here, we did not win the revolution, nothing has changed back in my country, but I got a bed. I started working in the Tellin’ Stories Project in February 2008 as a program manager and community organizer. I like working with such a diverse group of women in a collaborative, supportive way that I could not get anywhere else. I have three children: one lives in Mexico, one in Pittsburgh, and the youngest is finishing college in Providence, RI. I love biking to work, swimming and my passion is doing ceramics. My great accomplishments are my children.

An Interview with Ms Carolyne Miller Abdullah, Program Director for Everyday Democracy

The Journey Begins Internet Radio for the engaged parent and dedicated educator presents an interview with Ms Carolyne Miller Abdullah, Program Director for Everyday Democracy.

Carolyne Miller Abdullah provides technical assistance to neighborhoods and communities that are seeking to find democratic ways of addressing local political and social issues. As a program director, she also advises nonprofits, governmental agencies, business organizations, and media in strategies to increase citizen involvement in local problem solving.

Prior to her work with Everyday Democracy, Carolyne worked for the federal government as a program analyst, budget analyst, and management analyst. Consciously aware of the negative images portrayed on television of African American males, she designed an after school program targeted to African American youth, with special emphasis on African American males, entitled the Self-Esteem Educational (SEE) Program for African Americans. The program was instituted in a Montgomery County, Md., elementary school and used in a Montgomery County Housing Development.

Carolyne holds a degree in political science from Alcorn State University, a Master of Political Science from Iowa State University, and a Master of Public Administration from Penn State University. She is currently in the writing phase of her dissertation for her doctorate in Political Science (Public Policy) from the University of Connecticut.

Bullying Prevention : A Discussion With Dr. Marlene Snyder

The Journey Begins Internet Radio for the engaged parent and dedicated educator presents a timely discussion about bullying with Dr. Marlene Snyder.

Marlene Snyder is the Director of Development for the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program in the United States, as well as an OBPP Program Director. She is the national point of contact for Olweus program information, and is a research associate professor at the Institute of Family and Neighborhood Life at Clemson University.

Dr. Snyder consults regularly with a wide variety of professional and community organizations on a range of topics related to bullying prevention and intervention. She is the founding president of the International Bullying Prevention Association. Dr. Snyder has served as a national and international conference speaker, trainer, and technical assistance consultant for educational, mental health, child welfare, and juvenile justice agencies, as well as parent education organizations.

In addition to co-authoring the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program Schoolwide and Teacher Guides (and accompanying CD-ROMs and DVDs), and the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program Class Meetings and Individual Interventions: A How-To Guide and DVDs, Dr. Snyder authored a book entitled ADHD & Driving: A Guide for Parents of Teens with ADHD.

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