Mona Davids

‎Mona Davids is an American activist who is the founder and president of the New York Charter Parents Association and the New York City Parents Union. Quotes Mona Davids, founder of the New York Charter Parents Association and NYC Parents Union, said officials only act when taken to court ‎Mona Davids says leaders respond only when sued I founded the New York City Parents Union in 2011. I was deeply concerned about the divisions between charter parents and district school parents that resulted from co-locations in public school buildings and the charter lobby’s strategy to pit parents against each other. I would not have been successful in changing the charter school laws without the support of district school parents and the teacher’s union. The teacher’s union has their issues with charter schools since most are not unionized. But, my stance is, “permanent interests, not permanent enemies. My interests have always been ensuring that every child has equal access to a high quality education and that every parent has the right to choose the school that best fits the needs of their child. I am proud of my work and legacy as founder and president of the New York Charter Parents Association. There are charter schools that respect parents and work collaboratively with them to ensure student success. There are also charter schools that disrespect parents’ right to be involved, push out low performing students, English Language Learners, and students with special needs. I’ve gone up against rich, powerful interests fighting for the rights of students and parents in charter schools and I have been successful. The laws I changed empowering parents and protecting students’s rights continue to help families today. The charters schools and charter lobby leaders that opposed me in 2010, tout the laws I passed when promoting charter schools. They embrace all of the reforms today. Some of them are still upset and dislike me for holding them accountable. I honestly don’t care, that’s their problem. I only care about the students and families. I am a South African, I don’t back down and I am not afraid of any man or woman. My track record fighting for the children and families in the school system is public knowledge and well documented. We brought charter and district parents together to fight for school funding, lifting of the cell phone ban in schools, against distributing Plan B birth control to students without parent permissions, and other issues. We hold charter and district schools accountable for the educational outcomes of students. Africans are starting to organize ‎Africans are beginning to mobilize He is born in Africa, and he’s running to be mayor of the global capital. There is a very strong sense of pride for that. But that does not mean that he’s automatically going to get the African vote. Africans are starting to organize, part of a coalition of African leaders that plans to vet general election candidates for potential endorsements. If they’ve supported African community programs or aided small business owners. Many asylum seekers from West African nations like Senegal and Mauritania have come to the city over the last three years an especially high need population that’s received limited institutional support. Rising Grades, Higher Graduation Rates, and Lower Test Scores ‎Boosted Grades, Growing Graduation Rates, and Falling Test Scores Eliminating the test just to increase the number of unqualified, unprepared Black and Latino prospective teachers is the most racist and destructive action taken under the guise of diversifying NY’s teachers. We, Black and Latino parents, do not want teachers who cannot pass a basic literacy test. We don’t care about the color or race of the teacher, we want highly effective teachers teaching our children. From grade school to college, students of color have suffered from the effects of biased testing. The teachers’ union goes on to say, “Since their inception a century ago, standardized tests have been instruments of racism and a biased system,” and that “students of color, particularly those from low-income families. I have suffered the most from high stakes testing in U.S. public schools. External Links ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎Category:Medical scientists ‎Category:20th-century American businesswomen ‎Category:20th-century American businesspeople ‎Category:21st-century African-American politicians ‎Category:21st-century American women politicians ‎ Category:Women academics from the United States ‎Category:Living people ‎