Education For Us All
UNITE IN THE EFFORT TO ENGAGE, EDUCATE AND EMPOWER OUR RESIDENTS.
“Education For Us All” includes making a deep commitment to the resources needed for both, the education of our residents and the education of our scholars. An engaged public, particularly as decisions are made, leads to a more informed decision-making process, resulting in stronger solutions to our problems. In listen to the voices of Youngstown families and vested community members, it proves that nothing less than “best-in-class” educated scholars, is what we all want for across the entire city.
Reclaiming Our Identity is a clarion call to empower our people; to better inform them and to educate ALL who live, learn, work, and seek to return here. Together we must arrive at a foundational place where Education For Us All is vital in both supporting traditional districts (including non-traditional/charter schools), as well as having a focus on the education of the residents within the entire City.
STRENGTHEN OUR SCHOOLS WITH A MAYOR WHO IS ALL-IN ON ACADEMICS.
- A commitment to a city-wide campaign to “educate the community, about the community” (done through public, in-person and online Town Hall style meetings. What’s going on in City Hall concerns us all. Experiencing good governance, is good for us all. Targeted ad campaigns and social media posts tailored to the 30+ Youngstown neighborhoods will facilitate open discussions about our history, culture, makeup, identity and more. All of this will lead to the open call invitation to get involved in the process, and privilege, of civic engagement.
- An administration actively working to elevate our hunger for academic and educational rigor, with the use of educators, influencers, and community partners (namely our public library), will pay immeasurable dividends.
- Tangible resources and support for Educational institutions, school facilities around these core challenges:
- Elevating Parent/Family engagement in the learning journey.
- Strengthening pre-k enrollment and “on-grade” reading level learning.
- City-wide incentives around academic attendance.
Reclaiming Our Identity around academics requires a culture and commitment to education for us all. That is who we are. That’s will be what we are to be known for.
