Abstract Jay Silberman recalls his early education in New York and his memory of his mother being a room parent. College brought him to Washington, D.C. where he graduated from law school at American University. His educational advocacy grew out of his getting involved in the PTA at Janney Elementary School, where his children were students. He explains how his involvement in Parents United began as a school representative, which led to serving on the Board and eventually to becoming a co-chair. He...

Abstract Jay Silberman recalls his early education in New York and his memory of his mother being a room parent. College brought him to Washington, D.C. where he graduated from law school at American University. His educational advocacy grew out of his getting involved in the PTA at Janney Elementary School, where his children were students. He explains how his involvement in Parents United began as a school representative, which led to serving on the Board and eventually to becoming a co-chair. He...

Abstract Joseph Sellers recalls his early education in suburban Philadelphia, college at Brown University and law school at Case Western Reserve. He talks about the importance of his year as a community organizer and the beginning of his legal career in Washington, D.C. A major part of the interview is about his experiences as a volunteer lawyer working with the principals and parents at Turner Elementary School in southeast Washington. He also discusses his work as director of the project that...

Abstract Joseph Sellers recalls his early education in suburban Philadelphia, college at Brown University and law school at Case Western Reserve. He talks about the importance of his year as a community organizer and the beginning of his legal career in Washington, D.C. A major part of the interview is about his experiences as a volunteer lawyer working with the principals and parents at Turner Elementary School in southeast Washington. He also discusses his work as director of the project that...

Abstract Mary Levy, attorney and budget analyst, summarizes her education from elementary school in Chicago and its suburbs through law school at George Washington University. She describes how she developed her expertise in data and school finance, and how she, as a concerned school parent, became involved in Parents United. She discusses the organization’s continued advocacy for adequate public school budgets and the funding reports she prepared. She also talks about other issues important to...

Abstract Mary Levy, attorney and budget analyst, summarizes her education from elementary school in Chicago and its suburbs through law school at George Washington University. She describes how she developed her expertise in data and school finance, and how she, as a concerned school parent, became involved in Parents United. She discusses the organization’s continued advocacy for adequate public school budgets and the funding reports she prepared. She also talks about other issues important to...

Abstract Mary Levy, attorney and budget analyst, summarizes her education from elementary school in Chicago and its suburbs through law school at George Washington University. She describes how she developed her expertise in data and school finance, and how she, as a concerned school parent, became involved in Parents United. She discusses the organization’s continued advocacy for adequate public school budgets and the funding reports she prepared. She also talks about other issues important to...

Abstract Rod Boggs summarizes his education from elementary school in Rockville Center, New York through law school at Columbia University. He briefly mentions his work for the Ford Foundation in Africa and for Congressman Allard Lowenstein. The major focus of the interview is the educational advocacy that developed at the Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs, under his leadership. He talks about programs that preceded Parents United: a project involving volunteer lawyers...

Abstract Rod Boggs summarizes his education from elementary school in Rockville Center, New York through law school at Columbia University. He briefly mentions his work for the Ford Foundation in Africa and for Congressman Allard Lowenstein. The major focus of the interview is the educational advocacy that developed at the Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs, under his leadership. He talks about programs that preceded Parents United: a project involving volunteer lawyers...

Abstract Rod Boggs summarizes his education from elementary school in Rockville Center, New York through law school at Columbia University. He briefly mentions his work for the Ford Foundation in Africa and for Congressman Allard Lowenstein. The major focus of the interview is the educational advocacy that developed at the Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs, under his leadership. He talks about programs that preceded Parents United: a project involving volunteer lawyers...