"The stories you will hear tonight are not supposed to happen." Parent and CADRE (Community Asset Development Re-Defining Education) member Naomi Haywood stood on the low stage at the front of the packed meeting room.
Two dozen South Los Angeles parents, armed with new legal powers, converged on their children's public schools Wednesday to demand more textbooks, qualified teachers and safer campuses.
In a groundbreaking effort to engage parents in meaningful decision making in their children’s education, CADRE, a parent group in South Los Angeles, and Justice Matters Institute, a research and policy group in San Francisco, have just released a new report entitled We Interrupt This Crisis With Our Side of the Story: Relationships Between South Los Angeles Parents and Schools.