ERIC Number: EJ1072562
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015-Sep
Pages: 4
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Social Media Illuminates: Some Truths about School Reform
Blumenreich, Megan; Jaffe-Walter, Reva
Phi Delta Kappan, v97 n1 p25-28 Sep 2015
Montclair Cares About Schools (MCAS) is a citizen-activist group in Montclair, New Jersey, that used Facebook, emails, and online petitions to inform and organize citizens on local educational policy issues. Emerging in response to a new superintendent's plans to reshape Montclair schools with new teacher evaluations, administrative hires, and extra districtwide quarterly assessments, MCAS has had some degree of success in opening a dialogue and keeping the community informed about changes to the Montclair School District.
Descriptors: Educational Change, Mass Media Role, Educational Policy, Local Issues, Teacher Evaluation, Administrative Change, Student Evaluation, Social Networks, School Community Relationship, Community Coordination, Consciousness Raising, Activism, Community Organizations, Elementary Secondary Education, Mass Media Use
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New Jersey
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