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CHSE executive director appears on WPBT2’s ISSUES on Dec. 4 and 6 December 04, 2009 WPBT2 Michael Wotorson, executive director, Campaign for High School Equity appears as a guest on South Florida's WPBT2 program, ISSUES, to discuss the state of high school education. View the Video Civil rights groups press national school standards July 24, 2009 McClatchy Instead of trying to legislate education reform, groups including governors and the College Board have started developing new national standards that states could adopt voluntarily. Read the Article A Look at the Promises and Challenges of Common Standards July 24, 2009 Education Week As the Washington education policy community was a buzz yesterday over the leaked first draft of common standards being developed through an effort led by the Council of Chief State School Officers and the National Governors Association, the CCSSO’s executive director discussed the enterprise—its promise and challenges—during a forum at the National Press Club. Read the Article Experts: Latino students can feel less than valued July 23, 2009 The Salt Lake Tribune Experts say a number of systemic and personal challenges keep many Latino students from graduating. Read the Article Group says lowering La.’s graduation standards ‘despicable' July 13, 2009 The Louisiana Weekly Legislation approved by Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal recently to lower academic standards for high school graduation from public schools is a disservice to the state’s students, the consequences of which will have long-term moral and economic implications, according to the Campaign for High School Equity (CHSE), a coalition of civil rights organizations advocating for high school education reform, said July 8. Read the Article Educational Equity Feeds Economic Growth March 15, 2009 New America Media Commentary by CHSE executive director, Michael Wotorson. Read the Article Our World with Black Enterprise February 14, 2009 Roundtable featuring Michael Wotorson, CHSE executive director; Marc Morial, National Urban League president and CEO; and chief of staff for New York City Councilman Larry Seabrook, Cleveland Beckett, Jr. examines the high dropout rate among African American high school students. (Roundtable begins at 9:10) View the Roundtable Bail Out America’s High Schools February 12, 2009 Read “Bail Out America’s High Schools,” CHSE executive director Michael Wotorson’s post to The Hill’s Congress Blog. Read the blog post Es grave crisis educativa December 13, 2008 La Opinion Op-ed by Ramon Miramontes, Dean of Academic Affairs at Los Angeles Southwest College and Los Angeles District Director of the League of United Latin American Citizens regarding the California high school education crisis and CHSE’s policy briefing, High School Dropouts: An Education and Economic Crisis for California and the Nation. Read the article Educators at conference plan ways to cut dropout rate December 05, 2008 San Diego Union Tribune Coverage of CHSE’s policy briefing, High School Dropouts: An Education and Economic Crisis for California and the Nation. Read the article

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Common Core State Standards August 26, 2010
Campaign for High School Equity Calls on Community Leaders, Parents to Advocate for Equity in Implementation of Common Core State Standards August 26, 2010

NIEA: 41st Annual Convention October 7, 2010
NALEO: 6th Annual National Summit on the State of Latino Education September 27, 2010

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