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Baksmaty is an active advocate for her daughter and other children. She's on a first-name basis with her school board members and participates in several advocacy groups for special education.
The advocacy group argues that the takeover is not warranted because the district has improved in recent years under local control. Meanwhile, research indicates that takeovers often fail to improve student outcomes while opening the door to privatization and discrimination in the education system, according to the group.TIMELINEUriah Larry is among the petition signees. The 17-year-old junior at Northside High School said she found out about the takeover through a civic engagement club.
"I fight every day because I think all kids deserve a good education, good programs, in their own schools in their own neighborhoods," he said."But that's not how it is right now." "We don't have a perfect board, but I don't think the state could make it any better," he said."Every district that they have taken over thus far, it has not been successful."
Schools are graded by the state through an accountability rating system that is based largely on standardized testing results. In ninth grade last year, her son did not read a full book for school until after state testing wrapped up in the spring, she said.Additionally, the current board is elected and accountable to the community, Quesada said, equipping residents with the power at school board meetings and at the ballot box to voice their opinions on issues that matter to them.
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