New Orleans Liberation Academy

"For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others."

Recovering the voices of the oppressed is the fundamental condition for human emancipation. Education for Liberation!

It's time to put a stop to the ridiculous focus on testing in schools and discover real ways of knowing what young people know and are able to do! How can support you support the National Resolution on High Stakes Testing?

How You Can Build Support for the National Resolution on High-Stakes Testing! | FairTest Here are sample letters for you to use in encouraging friends, local school boards, allied organizations, and state and national legislators to endorse the Resolution. There are also sample letters to the editor and op-eds. We encourage you to submit these to your local paper or blogs.

Online University of the Left – African American Studies Changing Our Thinking, Changing Opinion, Changing the World

Check out the latest issue of Voices in Urban Education, an Annenberg Institute publication. The summer 2012 issue was developed in collaboration with the Education for Liberation Network: http://bit.ly/Lq416y Authors include: Charles Payne on the research basis for education for liberation, Adeola Oredola and youth members of Youth in Action on the liberatory power of youth organizing, Bree Picower on Occupy the Department of Education, Curtis Acosta and student Asiya Mir on the banned Mexican American Studies Program in Tucson, Bryant Muldrew on the National Student Bill of Rights, Vincent Harding and immigrant activist Antonio Albizures on bridging the generational divide and Matt Bradley, Flor Olivio and Caitlin Cahill on Salt Lake City as the host city for FMFP 2013.

857 empty desks on the National Mall. These desks represent the number of students who drop out of school each hour of every school day.

Thank you EducateOurState...Friday’s Picture of the: A picture worth a thousand words. 857 empty desks on the National Mall. These desks represent the number of students who drop out of school each hour of every school day.

Insight from Pulitzer-winning journalist and best-selling author Chris Hedges. SHARE if you agree.

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Growing up black in America Video on msnbc.com: As the death of 17-year-old African-American student Trayvon Martin launches to the forefront of national attention, Melissa Harris-Perry and her guest, urban school district consultant Jawanza Kunjufu, seek to find out what it's like to grow up like Martin. Joining them on the s...

20 Things You Need to Know About the Tragic Killing of Trayvon Martin | | AlterNet On February 26, 2012, a 17-year-old African-American named Trayvon Martin was shot and killed in Sanford, Florida. The shooter was George Zimmerman, a 28-year-old man. Zimmerman admits killing Martin, but claims he was acting in self-defense. Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law, passed in 2005, allows...

Black families worry for their sons Video on msnbc.com: The shooting of Trayvon Martin rattled nerves among many black families who also have teenage sons, and some parents say it's necessary to provide their boys with rules to live by when approached by cops or security guards. NBC’s Mara Schiavocampo reports.

Power of One Million Minds (POMM) Youth Summit this Saturday, March 24 from 11am - 8pm at Dillard University's Dent Hall Gym. Featuring a performance by Dee-1 and workshops led by youth organizers from Rethink, YASS, LatiNola, Fyre Youth Squad, and VAYLA!

POMM Youth Summit ’12 Featuring Dee-1 on Saturday, March 24, 2012 at 11am – 8pm at Dillard Universit Copyright © 2011 Juvenile Justice Project of Louisiana Web Design by Good Work Marketing