Rally for Education

Rochester area educators, parents and students:

Rally for Education
Wednesday, October 13th at 4 p.m.
March to the Federal Building

(100 State Street)

WE HAVE BEEN SILENT TOO LONG!
It’s time to show the community how we feel
about the way our children are educated!
Coalition for Common Sense in Education (CCSE)
of Greater Rochester supports:

-- overhauling the No Child Left Behind and Race to the Top Acts to reflect the research on how children grow and develop

-- program parity between urban students and their suburban peers

-- fair and equitable distribution of resources and learning opportunities to meet the needs of urban students

-- curricular content that intrinsically motivates students with rich learning experiences

-- an end to the perversion of curriculum through high-stakes testing

-- reigniting the joy of learning and teaching!

3:45 PM: Gather in front of Hochstein School (50 N. Plymouth Ave.)

4:00 PM: March to the Federal Building (100 State Street)

Sidewalk Route: South on Plymouth Avenue, left onto Main St & left onto State St.

4:20 PM: Rally with speakers takes place in Plaza in front of Federal Building

Follow-Up Discussion immediately follows at the Downtown United Presbyterian Church (121 N. Fitzhugh Street)

Sign Language Interpreting provided by Center for Disability Rights

Parking: across from Hochstein or at Sister Cities Garage (Fitzhugh and Church Streets)

Rain venue: Downtown United Presbyterian Church

(121 N. Fitzhugh St.)

“All of us do not have equal talent, but all of us should have an equal opportunity to develop our talent.”

―John F. Kennedy

To find out more, go to facebook ‒ Rochester CCSE