Sacramento and Fresno come out in force for Education
Hundreds of Sacramento and Fresno residents packed auditoriums this week to discuss education and the challenges faced by California schools with their mayors and Michelle Rhee.
These events were a part of a state-wide listening tour – a response to StudentsFirst’s large number of California members (150,000 and growing fast!) – who want to discuss their ideas on improving California’s schools.
Hundreds of teachers, parents and students turned out in Fresno Thursday night for a town hall meeting on education…
"What we really want to do is gauge the priorities people have in this state and get a sense of how ready they are to activate or mobilize around some of these changes,” said Rhee.
CBS Channel 47, Fresno
"Every decision we make has to be in the best interests of children," Rhee said. "If you can change that framework, you can create a sea change in the system."
News 10, Sacramento
The next stop for the "Listening Tour" is Los Angeles followed by San Jose.
