Youth ROC members hold press
conference, demand more money for schools
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ROC member Montreal Cain, a junior at Bradley
Tech, emceed the press conference |
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Members of Youth Reclaiming Our Communities (Youth ROC),
a statewide network of high school students organizing for
school funding reform, have released a report on how budget
cuts are impacting Wisconsin high schools. The report,
“What’s Going Down in Our Schools,” was
written by students and is based on the results of over 1,000
surveys Youth ROC members collected in their schools.
Youth ROC members released their report to an audience of
over 70 people at a press conference on April 8th, 2005. The
event was attended by parents, principles, superintendents,
school board members, members of community organizations,
and students.
“The goal of the press conference was to get the attention
of the people in our communities and make them aware of what’s
really happening in our schools,” said emcee Montreal
Cain, a junior at Bradley Technical High School in Milwaukee.
Youth ROC members will step up their action around school
funding reform during the month of May by lobbying legislators.
“This report is part of a movement. As students, we
have been working together to educate our peers, speaking
at school funding forums, and lobbying our legislators at
Joint Finance Committee hearings throughout the state. Writing
this report was the next step and through working together
we have learned that no matter what school we go to, we all
have the same goal – a quality education,” said
Erin Sparapani a senior at Niagara High School in northeastern
Wisconsin.
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students spoke to superintendents, principals,
parents, school board members and other students.Two
Milwaukee TV stations covered the press conference.
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Alycia Kender, a senior at Germantown High School,added,
“School districts across the state are in crisis. It’s
time our elected officials worked together like we did to
find a long term solution to the school funding crisis.”
For more information about how to join Youth ROC contact
Jennifer
Epps at 414-384-9094.
Learn
more about Youth ROC or request a school funding presentation
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