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Link The Power of Place: The Boyle Heights Project
The Boyle Heights Project explores how the experiences and memories of many generations of Angelenos intersect in this community. The exhibition features photographs, artifacts, artwork, moving images, and oral histories that tell the story of past and present neighborhood residents.

Link TCLA's Education NewsLinks for 12/09/02
An updated list of important education news links.
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Week of Monday December 2 , 2002

Link Parents Left Behind
The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) sponsored a study of state, federal and school district implementation of No Child Left Behind. This report specifically examines the level of implementation of two parts of the ESEA (Elementary and Secondary Education Act) of 2001: the information that is supposed to go to parents about the quality of their children’s teachers and the ability parents have had to get supplemental education services for their children.

Link TCLA's Education NewsLinks for 12/02/02
An updated list of important education news links.
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Week of Monday November 25, 2002

Checked Box Action Guide for Community and Parent Leaders
Public Education Network has developed a guide for community leaders, parents and educators on how to use the No Child Left Behind law to advocate for improved public education. The guide cuts through education jargon and explains the law's new requirements for states, districts, and schools in clear terms. The guide is organized as an easy-to-use professional development tool for administrators and teachers committed to improving student achievement.

Link TCLA's Education NewsLinks for 11/25/02
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Week of Monday November 16, 2002

Checked BoxSuccessful Community Organizing for School Reform
A recent report from Cross City Campaign for Urban School Reform and Research for Action documents the methods used in community organizing for school reform and provides measures for evaluating their success.

LinkTCLA's Education NewsLinks for 11/15/02
A list of important education news links from the first two weeks in November.
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Week of Monday November 11, 2002
Checked Box Teacher Activist Training
The Coalitions for Education Justice (CEJ) will be holding a teacher activist training on Saturday, November 16th at UTLA, located at 3303 Wilshire at Wilshire and Berendo on the 8th floor. The session will go from 10:00 AM - 2:30 PM and free parking is available in the parking structure just north of Wilshire/Berendo. This training will include collective strategizing on school site activity, training around building school site CEJ chapters, and working within UTLA. Please rsvp to Sara at 323-842-2639, Rebecca at 213-484-9369 or Kirti at 323-730-8570.
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Week of Monday November 4, 2002

Link "I'm on fire because I have mountains of ice before me to melt."
In memory of Senator Paul Wellstone, TCLA presents a speech he delivered in March 2000 on the dangers of high stakes testing.

Link TCLA's Educational NewsLinks for 10/30/02
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