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RACCE Statement On Police Violence In Waterbury: Fire Chief Spagnolo and Drop the Charges for All 28 Freedom Fighters! *Warning* Video of Police Violence
On May 31, 2020, 28 Freedom Fighters were assaulted, arrested, and then subjected to inhumane conditions as well as cruelty by Waterbury police officers while in lockup.
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#EveryOrganizationEveryCity: Letter to Connecticut Mayors and Superintendents Urging Better Management of Resources, Community Partnerships and Equitable Access to Education/Carta a los alcaldes y superintendentes de Connecticut pidiendo una mejor gestión de los recursos, asociaciones comunitarias y acceso equitativo a la educación
Collaborative effort leads to an action-orientated letter urging a focus on racial equity, resource optimization, and access to the internet, mental health support services, and food to be acknowledged as civil rights and to be protected as such.
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#ShareMyCheck: RACCE Launches Stimulus Check Donation Platform for Waterbury Students Cutoff From Online Learning by Digital Divide During School Closures
#ShareMyCheck: RACCE Launches Stimulus Check Donation Platform for Waterbury Students Cutoff From Online Learning by Digital Divide During School Closures
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Every Thursday-Self-Care: Addressing Advocacy Fatigue in The Time of Covid-19 For BIPOC Organizers and Social Justice Activists
Join Arlene and Ala every Thursday-Self-Care: Addressing Advocacy Fatigue in The Time of Covid-19 a Space For BIPOC Organizers and Social Justice Activists
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COVID-19: RACCE Assisting Waterbury Families During School Closures with Technology Donations
We now know of at least (30) families need laptops or tablets so that their children can access the supplemental online learning opportunities being offered by the Waterbury Public Schools.
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COVID_19: Waterbury School Closure Survey/ COVID_19 Encuesta de cierre de la escuela de Waterbury
Fill out this survey and help RACCE track the school district’s response to families and students during the school closures due to the COVID_19 virus/RACCE está rastreando la respuesta del distrito escolar a las familias y estudiantes durante el cierre de las escuelas debido al virus COVID_19
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WATERBURY COVID-19 CLOSURES EXTENDED TO 3/31/2020: SCHOOL CLOSURES, KNOW YOUR RIGHTS & SIGN-UPS FOR SOLIDARITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY CHECK-INS
An “Alert” style announcement was made on the Waterbury Public Schools website and it indicates they will be closed to at least to March 31, 2020 following Gov. Lamont’s executive order closing all of Connecticut’s public schools. (The school district… Read More ›
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RACCE Statement on Waterbury Public Schools Closing…
Mayor O’Leary and Superintendent Ruffin will be shuttering our schools immediately due to the public health crisis associated with COVID-19. We believe this to be the right decision. We also believe the city and schools must find innovative and appropriate ways to respond to all of our student’s needs.
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Teacher Diversity: Waterbury Public Schools Has Lost Its Last Three Pairs of Personnel Directors and Talent Management Supervisors
Teacher Diversity: Waterbury Public Schools Has Lost Its Last Three Pairs of Personnel Directors and Talent Management Supervisors…
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School-To-Prison Pipeline Is Overflowing in Waterbury
The School-To-Prison Pipeline Is Overflowing in Waterbury…Despite accounting for just 3.5% of the state’s student population Waterbury students accounted for 18% of all school-based arrests in the state of Connecticut.
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Current Issues ›
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Town Hall: Racial Justice and Covid Relief Funding For Our Schools
May 25, 2021
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Policing in Schools Student Survey Launched
April 29, 2021
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RACCE Supports Environmental Justice Legislation Through TCI-P: Organizing, Designing and Advocating For Racial Justice
March 24, 2021
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Waterbury Superintendent, BOE, and Policing: Police Free Schools Campaign and #STOPtheMOU Updates
February 23, 2021
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Devan Must Resign: Waterbury BOE Commissioner Has Been Asked to Resign, Will She?
December 16, 2020
In the News ›
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As Predicted Waterbury Test Scores Get Worse, Not Better! Hispanic and Black Students Lag Behind Peers…
July 29, 2018
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Trump rallies crowd in Waterbury
April 23, 2016
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Changes in teacher-hiring policies won’t fix serious problem
April 19, 2016
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Waterbury schools find best way to diversify
April 18, 2016
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Balancing Educational Reform by Promoting Policies that Place Students First
March 7, 2016