Renaissance 2010

Over at the PSU blog students have been following recent decisions by school districts across the country. Topping the news, Kansas City is making plans to shut down 26 schools, nearly half of those in the district.

Over at YPP there is a great discussion happening of the Imagine 2014 plan and the role (or lack there of) that students, teachers, and communities play in the plan.

In the days leading up to the School Reform Commission's vote on their 5-year strategic plan,  Imagine 2014,  PSU and other goups put forth a set of demands that needed to be met before the School Reform Commission could responsibly vote on the plan.

On February 25, outside of the Philadelphia School District's building, came together a diverse crowd of people, eight rows deep, provoking the very image of community that they hoped to see implemented in the city's public school system.
The Philadelphia Student Union (PSU) hosted this event, where students, parents, and those in the community joined to voice their concerns over the proposed 5 year strategic plan called Imagine 2014. It has been proposed by CEO of Philadelphia Schools Arlene Ackerman to help solve the crisis of education.