Too many schools are failing year after year, and there is no system in place that holds our public schools to account. Your story can help re-establish accountability for schools to drive positive change and close the opportunity gap.
Everyone has a story to share that can make positive changes for public school students. It begins with you tapping into what personally motivates you to be part of this movement to ensure our schools are accountable and opportunity gaps are closed.
Use this video collector to share your experience:
Taking a video is easy. Simply click the button below and follow the instructions. You don’t need any special equipment to upload your story – just a phone or a computer that has a camera. Be sure to complete the form and press submit when you’re done!
Need help getting started? Consider answering one of these questions (or prompts) for your video:
- Has your child ever attended a failing school? Share what that experience was like.
- How did you learn the school was failing and how did you feel about it?
- Has your child ever attended a school with a large opportunity gap? How did it impact their education?
- Why do you agree our public schools should be held accountable to the children they serve?
- Why do you want to see the opportunity gap closed in our public schools?
- Why does an equitable public education matter to you, your family or your community?
- How do you feel about chronically low-performing schools being allowed to continually fail our students?
- Paint a picture about the differences you’ve witnessed in struggling public schools versus thriving public schools.
- Have you ever transitioned your child out of a struggling or low-performing school? Explain why you made the decision and the obstacles you faced.
- Have you ever kept your child in a struggling school as you advocated for changes to take place? Explain what that was like and the challenges you faced.