JCRegister

Today, several residents gathered in front of Martin Luther King, Jr. School (PS 11) on Bergen Avenue (few blocks from Journal Square PATH Station) and rallied for a better education. Kids and adults were marching in front of PS-11 chanting “Education not incarceration!”

Below is a short clip of the event:

The rally was organized by “Parents and Communities United for Education” (PCUE) — the Jersey City chapter of “Statewide Education Organizing Committee” (SEOCNJ), whose objective is to make community (particularly the parents) more involved in the education of their children.

There are 6 ideals* that the group is fighting for …

• A Tutoring Center – a tutoring center in each high school so that it can assist students who are falling through the cracks, to catch up and move forward.
• Guidance Counselor – PCUE believes that a face to face quarterly meeting with students can help them “flowchart” their career.
• Scholarship Fund – to assist undocumented immigrant children planning to go to college
• A School District that Listens – PCUE wants a school district that listens to the parents and allows them to evaluate their chirldren’s school.
• Annual Report Card – PCUE believes that an annual report card will show the progress of the children’s learning.
• More communication – PCUE believes that the school district should make a serious effort to deliver information to the parents in languages they can fully understand to strengthen “parent support”

*These ideals were taken from the flyers that PCUE organizers were handing out to people during their rally.