Lawrence Education Justice Alliance

Upcoming meeting! 📆

POSTPONED! Tonight’s City Council meeting is rescheduled to this Thursday, Dec. 4 at 7 p.m.l

Welcome back, Lawrence Public Schools students and families! 🎉 It’s a brand new school year, filled with endless possibilities. As our students embark on this exciting journey, we wish them all the best in their academic endeavors. Let’s make this year a memorable one! 📚🍎

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¡Bienvenidos, estudiantes y familias de las Escuelas Públicas de Lawrence! 🎉 Es un nuevo año escolar, lleno de infinitas posibilidades. A medida que nuestros estudiantes se embarcan en este emocionante viaje, les deseamos todo lo mejor en sus esfuerzos académicos. ¡Hagamos de este año un año memorable! 📚🍎

🚨 BREAKING: Trump is trying to dismantle the Education Department. 🚨The truth is presidents DO NOT have the power to do this—only Congress does. Call your representatives and demand they protect students, prevent all funding cuts, and save the Education Department.

Tomorrow is the day!

Join us for a National Day of Action on March 4 for a Virtual Town Hall from 7-8:30 pm following a day of actions across Massachusetts at school sites! We will dig in together to learn exactly how federal attempts to gut the Department of Education would harm Massachusetts students—and build a path forward together.

Hear from leading experts and impacted families and educators about just what’s at stake and how we can fight back!

Register now: https://tinyurl.com/MAMarch4th

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Act now to protect our voice and our schools!

The time is now to come together to support our elected school committee who are elected to represent and be accountable to our schools, our students, and families.

Education is the foundation of our community, and our voices matter. Enough is Enough!

Please write to the legislators of the Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government to oppose the bill and share why the bill will further silence the voices of our community.

Tell them here: http://bit.ly/lawrenceschools24

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¡Actúe ahora para proteger a nuestra voz y nuestras escuelas!

Ahora es el momento de unirnos para apoyar a nuestro comité escolar electo, quienes son elegidos para representar y rendir cuentas ante nuestras escuelas, nuestros estudiantes y familias.

La educación es la base de nuestra comunidad y nuestras voces importan. ¡Ya es suficiente!

Por favor escriba a los legisladores del Comité Conjunto de Municipios y Gobierno Regional para oponerse al proyecto de ley y compartir por qué el proyecto de ley silenciará aún más las voces de nuestra comunidad.

Dile aquí: http://bit.ly/lawrenceschools24

Lawrence mayor, City Council push to appoint some members to elected-only School Committee - The Boston Globe The School Committee, which has been rendered powerless during the nearly 13 years of state receivership, is outraged the proposal is being pursued as members were preparing to finally have decision-making authority again.

May 21, 2024

Dear Commissioner Johnston and members of the Board,

We understand you are aware of our concerns around democratic voice being silenced in
Lawrence. As members of the Lawrence Educational Justice Aliance, we work to give our
students and parents the advocacy they deserve. Under MEJA, we are a dedicated group of parents, students, teachers, and community members whose goal is to work for educational
justice.…

A reminder that you can watch the LPS superintendent finalist interviews live on Lawrence Public Schools YouTube -- or by going to www.lawrence.k12.ma.us -- starting tonight!

• Parent/caregiver panel: Tuesday, May 7, 6-9pm

• Student panel: Wednesday, May 8, 9am-12pm

• Lawrence Alliance for Education: Wednesday, May 8, 6-9:45pm (can also be viewed in person at the South Lawrence East Education Complex, 165 Crawford St.)

Find all the latest superintendent search details, including candidate profiles, videos and schedule, on the Superintendent Search web page: https://www.lawrence.k12.ma.us/about/district/superintendent-search

¡AHORA es el momento de devolver la democracia local a Lawrence! Apoye a nuestros estudiantes y escuelas: ¡ponga fin a la administración judicial estatal!