Updated March 19, 2020 This is our new improved version of our article, Flip 2020 Blue With IEB's Partners. We added several new options for people to help flip the … Continue reading Blue Wave Group: IEB’s Partners for 2020 & Beyond
Rallies, Rocking & Rainbows!
Yes, we put the East Bay into Indivisible East Bay this past weekend, with events in Hayward, Berkeley and Oakland all in one 48 hour period! First up, on September … Continue reading Rallies, Rocking & Rainbows!
IEB 7/16/19 Meeting with Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, AD-15
Meeting with Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, AD-15, on July 16, 2019 PRESENT: Buffy Wicks; Senior Field Representative Uche Uwahemu; one additional staff person and three interns; five IEB members. This was … Continue reading IEB 7/16/19 Meeting with Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, AD-15
Make the candidates speak out
Deadline: through June 26, and even after - Do you have a favorite Presidential candidate yet? Do you know where the candidates stand on the big issues - and if you … Continue reading Make the candidates speak out
Get REAL about education funding & education behind bars
By Elizabeth Douglas Editors’ note: This piece contains both a powerful first-person narrative and important information about the Restoring Education and Learning (REAL) Act, H.R. 2168 in the House and … Continue reading Get REAL about education funding & education behind bars
Sign on! Petition and bills to reform charter school laws
By Emily Filloy Deadline: Now and ongoing - Are you sick and tired of billionaires backing charter schools, while public schools scramble to pay teachers a living wage? The proliferation … Continue reading Sign on! Petition and bills to reform charter school laws
Join IEB in Supporting Oakland Teachers
Deadline: today through February 5 - Fresh off the exciting win for teachers in Los Angeles, Oakland is facing the possibility of a teacher strike of its own. Teachers in … Continue reading Join IEB in Supporting Oakland Teachers
Don’t Let DeVos Gut Title IX
Deadline for public comments: January 28, 2019 - Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos has proposed regulations that would modify the implementation of Title IX, which prohibits discrimination on the basis … Continue reading Don’t Let DeVos Gut Title IX
Turn the Blue Wave into the Green New Deal
By Anne Spevack The Blue Wave created the new Blue House, ready to begin its legislative session in January 2019 - and a top priority of some incoming members of … Continue reading Turn the Blue Wave into the Green New Deal
Stop the House Reverse Robin Hood Budget
The House Budget Committee just passed a 10-year budget containing over $300 billion in cuts to crucial social services. Why do we need these cuts? To help pay for the staggering … Continue reading Stop the House Reverse Robin Hood Budget