We are Y.R.N.E.S.
the Youth Researchers For A New Education System
A diverse group from all over New York City (NYC) who have come together for a common goal: to be instruments of change in the NYC public school system. Because of our experiences as public school students and now researchers on public schools, we are yaerning for something enormous:
radical change within the NYC public education system
We are an independent youth organization that worked on this project in partnership with the 'Education is a Human Right Campaign', and two member groups of that campaign, The National Center for Schools and Communities at Fordham University (NCSC) and the Independent Commission on Public Education of NYC (iCOPE).
Our design process was facilitated by researchers from the Collective of Researchers on Educational Disappointment and Desire (CREDD).
The Education is a Human Right Campaign
The purpose is two-fold:
1. To show that a more just, democratic, and effective education system is possible;
2. To encourage a citywide dialogue, so that all stakeholders can knowledgeably share their views before a legislative decision is made in Albany about the sun-setting of the current governance law, which gave the mayor total control of the system. The campaign insits that this decision, which affects the education of 1.1 million students, can be made only after open, public dialogue.
