Johanna Garcia

Education Advocate

Johanna Garcia is a public education activist and the mother of three New York City public school students. She is the Chief of Staff for New York State Senator Robert Jackson.

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Jan 10, 2022

The Uncomfortable Truth About the Tests

Johanna Garcia

Listen as parent Johanna Garcia explains how testing only serves to draw a line between the those who have and those who do not.

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Charter Schools aren’t Public Schools. Here’s Why We Need to Change That.

Preston Green

Charter schools have had it both ways when it comes to the public/private divide.

I Never Thought I’d Become a Public School Activist. Then Extremists Took Over the School Board.

Matt Gawlowski

I Never Thought I’d Become a Public School Activist. Then Extremists Took Over the School Board.

Don’t Be Fooled. Education Savings Accounts are a Taxpayer-funded ATM for Private and Homeschool Parents

Nick Covington

Iowans deserve better than an education system cluttered with misinformation, waste, fraud, and abuse of taxpayer money.

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Public Voices for Public Schools

“I was teaching at a completely segregated elementary school” - @JessedHagopian Every student had a relative in prison or dead & high-stakes testing kept me from teaching to their needs #Publi...

Public Voices for Public Schools

“Although the forces attempting 2 privatize ed tried 2 hold up West Virginia as a model of voucherization, it is public school advocates there who are providing a shining example for the nation.” ...

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#PublicVoices4PublicSchools gives voice 2 former voucher & charter parents, educators, & community who r fighting well-funded efforts 2 privatize public schools. Subscribe 2 receive stories ...

Johanna Garcia

our voices

Johanna's Stories

The Uncomfortable Truth About the Tests

don’t miss a post

latest stories

Charter Schools aren’t Public Schools. Here’s Why We Need to Change That.

I Never Thought I’d Become a Public School Activist. Then Extremists Took Over the School Board.

Don’t Be Fooled. Education Savings Accounts are a Taxpayer-funded ATM for Private and Homeschool Parents

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