{"id":15775,"date":"2019-06-11T22:08:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-11T22:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rocketshipschools.org\/?p=15775"},"modified":"2019-06-11T23:02:40","modified_gmt":"2019-06-11T23:02:40","slug":"stand-with-great-public-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rocketshipschools.org\/en\/latest-news\/blog\/stand-with-great-public-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"Stand With Great Public Schools"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The statewide debate in California about proposed education policy changes has overwhelmingly ignored the voices and interests of families in underserved communities. That is why on Friday, June 7th, 2019, more than 2,500 parents, teachers, and students came together to \u201cStand With Great Public Schools\u201d in downtown San Jos\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe believe ALL schools should be great public schools,\u201d said Parent Leader and Event Organizer Lety Gomez. \u201cMy youngest daughter attends Rocketship Fuerza Community Prep, where she is receiving a strong educational foundation. As a group of parent leaders, we are asking our local representatives and state legislators to stand up and defend high-performing public schools, regardless of whether they are public traditional or public charter schools.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Stand With Great Public Schools\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/341650214?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Organized by parent leaders from Rocketship and other high-performing public charter schools, the event was designed to teach area students about the importance of civic engagement and showcase how public charter school families, students, and staff are helping improve educational equity and excellence across the City of San Jos\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mayor Liccardo - Stand With Great Public Schools\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/341674386?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"422\" height=\"750\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGrowing up, I know that my parents didn\u2019t have much choice. It was either the school across the street or nada,\u201d said Deacon Ruben Solorio, President of Sacred Heart Nativity schools and father of two daughters who attended charter schools. \u201cOne of the things that helped with these public schools \u2014 these public charter schools \u2014 was to give our families a choice, just like many affluent families in our communities that get to choose between private schools, Catholic schools, Christian schools, Harker Academy, Stratford Academies and many choices they have.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWithout my public charter school, I know I wouldn\u2019t have the opportunity to pursue higher education,\u201d said Alpha Public Schools Senior Mariela Gonzalez. \u201cIn my community, only 3% of the workforce in Silicon Valley tech companies like Google, Amazon, and Facebook are Latinos. Yet there are 3 million Latinos living in California. I am proud to stand before you here today and tell you that you are looking at a future Latina Engineer who is going to UC Santa Cruz!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thank you to everyone who came out to support great public schools! Together, we are eliminating the achievement gap and fighting for equity in public education.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Check out media coverage of the event from <a href=\"https:\/\/sanjosespotlight.com\/san-jose-hundreds-rally-for-charter-schools-amid-scrutiny-from-sacramento\/\"><em>San Jose Spotlight<\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com\/video\/4100701-hundreds-rally-in-san-jose-to-support-charter-schools\/\"><em>KPIX CBS<\/em>,<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telemundoareadelabahia.com\/noticias\/local\/Exigen-mayor-proteccion-para-escuelas-Charter-en-San-Jose_TLMD---Area-de-la-Bahia-511007212.html\"><em>Telemundo<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-15780 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00181-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"661\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00181-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00181-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00181-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00181-720x480.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00181.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 661px) 100vw, 661px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-15781 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00082-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocketshipschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00082-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00082-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00082-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00082-720x480.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.rocketshipschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/DSC00082.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The statewide debate in California about proposed education policy changes has overwhelmingly ignored the voices and interests of families in underserved communities. 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