Get Involved with Education Not Incarceration

Friends,

Here is a brief update of our ongoing work.
Nationally, Education Not Incarceration is building to the
National Education Association's 10,000 delegate Representative
Assembly where we will launch our 4 Point Plan to Empower Students and
Prevent Them From Being Pushed Out of School.

Locally, in Oakland we are running several exciting programs, including
building a coalition calling for a moratorium on school
closures and to return Oakland to local control.

All we are asking is for you to get involved!

Thanks,

Sincerely,
Jonathan Stribling-Uss
Grassroots Campaigns



1. Become a member.
You may have been reading our e-mails for years. Now is time for you to
join as a member of ENI. Membership means you will be updated on the
work of the organization, support our growth financially, and have an
opportunity to become more active. We are asking people to give 10 a
month
or the amount that fits the level of your concern and level of your
budget.
You can join online at http://www.ednotinc.org(just go to the donate page)
or send us a check to
Education Not Incarceration
3280 Morcom Ave, Oakland, CA 94619

2. Come to Our General Membership Meeting on Monday, April 23, 6-8PM
at the Oakland Education Association office, 272 East 12th Street,
non-paying members can attend.

3. Intern or volunteer with us! We are looking for interns and
volunteers who are able to commit to working with us on a regular
basis.
If you are interested send us some information about your self or
your resume, your availability and your contact information.

4. We need your help raising money!! Can you help write grants?
Do you have connections with foundations or large donors? Could you
throw a house party or another fundraising event? Can you help us
knock
on doors to build the campaign for local control? If so, please e-mail
us, including your contact information. We need your help!!

5. NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND?

The Oakland Education Association (OEA/CTA/NEA) and CalCARE proudly
present:
Monty Neill
Executive Director, FairTest*
• Chair of The Forum on Educational Accountability, an
alliance of more than 65 diverse organizations working to develop
alternatives for use in overhauling federal education laws.
• Author of “Leaving Children Behind: How No Child Left Behind
will Fail our Children” (Phi Delta Kappan, Nov. 2003)
• Co-author of Failing Our Children, a report analyzing the
federal NCLB Act.
• Contributor to Many Children Left Behind; How the No Child
Left Behind Act is Damaging Our Children and Our Schools.
When: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 at 7:00PM
Where: Oakland High School
1023 MacArthur Boulevard
Oakland, California
Suggested Donation: $10.00 (sliding scale; no one turned away for
lack of funds.

*National Center for Fair & Open Testing (http://www.fairtest.org), the
nation’s
only organization focused exclusively on assessment reform

6. Join ENI as we travel to Sacramento to support Assemblyman
Swansen’s
bill to provide more education resources to incarcerated youth.
Wednesday, April 25, meet at 11AM at the ENI office, 3280 Morcom Ave.
(Sacramento) — On Wednesday, April 11th, Assemblymember Sandré R.
Swanson’s (D-Oakland) first major bill, “The Youth Probation and
Success Act,” passed the Assembly Education Committee with unanimous,
bipartisan support. AB 407 aims to curb the high rate of return among
youth in juvenile detention centers by instituting pre-release training
and education programs.

When passed, AB 407 will launch a three year pilot program to
demonstrate that investing in high risk, detained youth with
vocational training, education, and transition services causes a
reduction in the number of returning offenders. This legislation
authorizes $4.5 million to serve 400 youth at selected sites. Grant
funds will be augmented by participation with business and private
sector partners.

AB 407 will prepare incarcerated youth for meaningful employment
through certificated training and/or vocational education programs.
In addition to vocational training, job preparation training will be
combined with an academic program fortified with literacy support to
improve vocational and academic outcomes. Both the Legislative
Analyst’s Office and the Little Hoover Commission have recommended
similar programs to address the worsening prison crisis.