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November 28, 2005: Advocates in Mobile, Alabama Implement Community-Based Reform
July 28,
2003: "Alabama Partnership for
Progress" Supports Education and Tax Reform Proposal
December 23, 2002:
Mobile Area Education Foundation Brings
Together Discordant School Factions November 18, 2002: Alabama
Organizations Step Up Advocacy After Lawsuit is Dismissed November 4,
2002: Coalition Seeks Tax Reform
in Alabama Alaska March 11, 2004:
Efforts to Increase Education Funding
Gain Momentum in Alaska and Washington
Arkansas
August 30, 2006: Rural
Advocates Fight for Local Schools
November
14, 2003: Advocacy and Policy
Organizations Unite to Fight Arkansas School Consolidation
California
October 25, 2007: California
Advocates Have Facts for “Year of Education”
April 28, 2006: Umbrella
Group Links California Advocates in Fight for Justice
in Education
March 24, 2005: Education
Advocates Across California Join Forces to Win Real
Change
February 23, 2005: Parents
Taking Back Their Schools in South L.A.
November 14, 2003: California
Advocates Mount Statewide Campaign; While School Funding
Litigation and Costing Out Process Underway
Connecticut
April 11, 2007: How
Far Have We Come? New Book Looks at School Segregation
in Connecticut
April 10, 2006: Advocates
Seek Justice for Connecticut Families
Delaware
August 29, 2005: Rodel
Foundation Using Public Engagement in Delaware
District of Columbia
July 25, 2006: D.C.
Advocates Blind-sided by Media Opposition to Education
Amendment
Florida
January 16, 2007: Raising
Community Awareness to “Close the Gap” in
Florida
Idaho
August 30, 2006: Rural
Advocates Fight for Local Schools
Iowa
February 10, 2004: Iowa
and Maryland Rally for Increased School Funding Illinois
August 29, 2008: Multi-Pronged
Approaches to Education Reform: The South Carolina and
Illinois Examples
April 25, 2005: Battle
Ahead for School Funding Reform in Illinois
April 7, 2004: Advocates
in Illinois Are Sending their Message Loud and Clear
October 31, 2003: Nationwide
Movement to Ensure Adequate Education Emerging October 8, 2003: Advocacy
Efforts Heating up this Winter in Illinois Kentucky December
11, 2003: Prichard Committee
Supports Kentucky's Adequacy Lawsuit October 31, 2003: Advocates
Reinvigorate the Fight for Adequate School Funding in Kentucky
June 13, 2003: Prichard
Committee Celebrates Its Twentieth Anniversary
Louisiana
November 3, 2006: “Dismantling
a Community,” Center for Community Change Reports
from New Orleans
Massachusetts
February 22, 2006: Alliance
Launches Campaign to Broaden Education Reform
October 23, 2002: Massachusetts
Advocates Launch Latest State Early-Education Campaign
Maryland
June 1, 2010: ACLU
Report Advocates for Financing a $2.8 Billion Facilities
Plan in Baltimore
September 12, 2005: Maryland Aims to Increase Family and Community Involvement in Schools
December 14, 2004: Students
Advocate for their Own Opportunities to Learn
March 10, 2004: Coalition
in Maryland Celebrates Progress Towards Ensuring Full
Funding for Education
February
10, 2004: Iowa and Maryland Rally for
Increased School Funding
December 2, 2003: Maryland
Coalition Fighting for Full Funding for Education
April 11, 2002: Maryland
Revamps State Funding for Schools: Adds $1.3 Billion
Based on Adequacy Cost Study
Maine
February 21, 2007: Grassroots
Advocates Push to Save Schools in Maine and Mississippi
August 30, 2006: Rural
Advocates Fight for Local Schools
December 11, 2003: Advocates,
Policymakers Take Steps to Implement Maine's Learning
Standards
Minnesota
March 15, 2007: Minnesota
Coalition Pushes for a “21st Century” Schools
and Funding
Mississippi
February 21, 2007: Grassroots
Advocates Push to Save Schools in Maine and Mississippi
August 30, 2006: Rural
Advocates Fight for Local Schools
September 14, 2004: Advocates,
Business Groups Encourage Support for Education of Mississippi's
Children
Montana
December 19, 2006: Montana,
Ohio & Oregon Advocates Push for Better Funding
April 7, 2003: Montana
Quality Education Coalition Gains Strength
Nebraska
August 30, 2006: Rural
Advocates Fight for Local Schools
New Hampshire
January 13, 2005: “Fund
the Gap” Report May Spur Advocacy Efforts in New
Hampshire
November 10, 2003: New
Hampshire Advocates Look to Public Engagement to Determine
"What are the Components of a Quality Education
in Our State?"
New York
September 29, 2006: Advocacy
Groups and Local Officials Declare “Act for Education
Month”
April 14, 2005: Children
in Foster Care Win Better Opportunity
June 14, 2004: New
Yorkers Unite for "My School, My City, Our Future" Campaign
March 24, 2003: Report
by Advocacy Group Finds Already Underfunded New York
Schools Bearing the Brunt of Pataki Budget Cuts
North Carolina
January 28, 2005: Successful
Advocacy Strategies in Wake County Inspire Imitation
Ohio
May 1, 2007: Consolidation
Harms Students and May Not Save Money, Studies Find
December 19, 2006: Montana,
Ohio & Oregon Advocates Push for Better Funding
December 14, 2005: Advocates
in Ohio Tie Education to Brighter Economic Future
June 30, 2004: Public
Forums in Ohio Demonstrate Urgent Need for Action
Oregon
December 19, 2006: Montana,
Ohio & Oregon Advocates Push for Better Funding
Pennsylvania
November 30, 2006: Translating
Policy into Action: National and Pennsylvania Conferences
Address School Funding
November 7, 2005: Unusual
Coalition in Pennsylvania Partners for Reform
December 14, 2004: Students
Advocate for their Own Opportunities to Learn
April 3, 2003: Pennsylvanians
"Stand for Children"
South Carolina
December 6, 2002: Amidst
Widespread Budget Shortfalls, States and Advocates Grapple
with Tax Increases and Spending Cuts
August 29, 2008: Multi-Pronged
Approaches to Education Reform: The South Carolina and
Illinois Examples
Texas March
11, 2004: Advocates Plan to Have
a Say in Texas School Funding Debate
Utah
May 1, 2007: Public
School Supporters Fight Utah Voucher Plan
Virginia
September 27, 2005: Advocates Apply Lessons from Several States to Plan Reform Campaign
August
27, 2003: "Alliance
for Virginia's Students" Unites Broad Membership in Effort to Improve Public
Education
Washington
August 4, 2005: Washington's Ample School Funding Project Implements
Strategy for Reform
March 11,
2004: Efforts to Increase Education
Funding Gain Momentum in Alaska and Washington
West
Virginia
May 1, 2007: Consolidation
Harms Students and May Not Save Money, Studies Find
August 30, 2006: Rural
Advocates Fight for Local Schools
Wisconsin
July 7, 2004: Hundreds
Take Part in 252-Mile Walk on the Child Side in Wisconsin
January 24, 2003: Wisconsin
Citizens Call for Increase in Funding to State Public
Schools
January 24, 2001: In
Wisconsin, Hundreds Rally for More School Funding Advocacy News
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March 31, 2008: Educational
Equity Requires School Reform - and More
April 14, 2005: Children
in Foster Care Win Better Opportunity
July 27, 2004: Book
Review: Mobilizing Citizens for Better Schools by Robert
F. Sexton
February
25, 2004: Advocacy Strategies:
Leaders Reveal Keys to Success February 13, 2004: Advocates
Share Strategies For Building Successful Coalitions October 14, 2003:
Report Finds Public Education Advocates
Strenghten Schools, Communities, and Democracy June 30, 2003: K-12
Advocates Seize on Affirmative Action Decisions May 28, 2003: The
Other Face of Advocacy
National Advocacy News
November 30, 2006: Translating
Policy into Action: National and Pennsylvania Conferences
Address School Funding
October 13, 2006: Out-of-State
Money Funds “Local” Pro-Voucher Political
Action Groups
September 14, 2006: Give
Kids Good Schools Campaign Urges Public to "Learn,
Vote, Act!"
March 13, 2006: Business
Groups Zero in on Education Reform
December 15, 2005: Advocates
Demand U.S. Uphold International Right to Education
May 13, 2005: Advocates
Across the Country Rally for Fair Funding of Public
Schools
March 15, 2005: Atlanta
Meeting Seeks Quality Education for South’s Children
May 14, 2004: Advocates
Rally and March for Education Funding Across the Country
October 31, 2003: Nationwide
Movement to Ensure Adequate Education Emerging
June 30, 2003: School
Finance Reform Increasingly Paired with Tax Reform, Uniting Disparate Constituencies May
16, 2003: Brown v. Board of Education--50th
Anniversary Year Begins: Resegregation Surfaces April 25, 2003: Protests
Against Education Cuts Sweep Country August 22, 2002: Five
Public Engagement Efforts Move Forward in Support of High Standards NCLB/Federal
Advocacy News March 30, 2004: ACORN
Rallies for NCLB Funding and Highly Qualified Teachers January 28, 2004:
Advocates for Secondary School Students See
Progress in President's New Education Program October 1, 2003: D.C.
Advocates Fight to Stop Federally Funded School Vouchers November 7,
2002: Election Results 2002 September
5, 2002: ACCESS Supports Federal
"Student Bill of Rights" May 23, 2002: U.S.
Senate Committee Holds Hearing on Education Equity
Rural Advocacy News
May 1, 2007: Consolidation
Harms Students and May Not Save Money, Studies Find
August 30, 2006: Rural
Advocates Fight for Local Schools
February 23, 2004: Small
Schools Work in Rural and Urban Areas;
Fighting Consolidation and Replacing
Large Schools August 29, 2002: New
Rural Equity Collaborative Will Strive to Improve Educational Adequacy and Equity
Urban Advocacy News
April 11, 2007: How
Far Have We Come? New Book Looks at School Segregation
in Connecticut
April 14, 2005: Children
in Foster Care Win Better Opportunity
February 23, 2005: Parents
Taking Back Their Schools in South L.A.
December 14, 2004: Students
Advocate for their Own Opportunities to Learn
February 23, 2004: Small
Schools Work in Rural and Urban Areas;
Fighting Consolidation and Replacing Large Schools
September
19, 2002: BEST Initiative Launched to Improve
Urban Schools and Their Communities | 
