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 * Education Equality Project - Help Grow The Movement.** You've become a valuable part of our movement to reform education -- help us grow it further. Ask your friends, family, and colleagues to join our nonpartisan campaign to make sure all our kids have a fair shot at the American dream. The shameful truth remains that the public school system still lets down vast numbers of African-American and Latino children. Far too many young people still don't graduate from high school, and far too many of them still don't have good job prospects as a result. http://www.edequality.org/page/invite/taf/


 * Youth Employment Funding is in Danger!** Contact Sen. Specter Right Now! The economic recovery packages moving through the House and Senate include significant support for summer and year-round jobs - support we desperately need to secure the future of our regional economy. These new investments would reverse years of decreasing federal support for youth employment and provide support for up to 1 million summer jobs nationally over the next two years. YouthEmployment //Submitted by gailc17@juno.com// (2/10 ramosfredd)

The Education and Equality Project started by Rev. Al Sharpton believes the most important factor determining how well students do in school is not "the color of their skin or where they come from," President Obama has said. "It's not who their parents are or how much money they have. It's who their teacher is." We've put together a new report offering strategies for recruiting and retaining better teachers, particularly for under-served schools. Check out what other plans are in effect. Submitted by Sylia Simms. (tjones 5/1) **
 * What do We Need Most? Great Teachers