Oct 11, 2017 12:00:00 AM
Three incumbent board members are boycotting a candidate forum scheduled by Nashville Rise—a parent group led by nonprofit Project Renaissance—due to concerns about a perceived charter school agenda. The charge is being led by board member Will Pinkston, who asked in emails last week for numerous answers to his questions, including the group's financial disclosures and affiliations ahead of the candidate forum scheduled for June 23.—Jason GonzalezAfter that, [pullquote]1,000 charter school families signed a petition/letter, demanding that they and their choices be acknowledged[/pullquote]. But it was a huge blow dealt to parent voice because Pinkston dismissed them as fake parents.
Tanesha Peeples is driven by one question in her work—“If not me, then who?” As the former Deputy Director of Activist Development for brightbeam, Tanesha merges the worlds of communications and grassroots activism to push for change in the public education system. Her passion for community and relentless mission for justice and liberation drive her in uplifting and amplifying the voices and advocacy of those that are often ignored. Tanesha wholeheartedly believes that education is the foundation for success. Her grand vision is one where everyone—regardless of ethnicity, socioeconomic status, gender or ZIP code—can have access to a comfortable quality of life and enjoy the freedoms and liberties promised to all Americans. And that's what she works towards every day.
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