News & Updates
Parents For Quality Education supports “BOOST DEMOCRACY” Policy Initiative
Parents For Quality Education President Mark Powell recently spoke at a news conference held at the San Diego Unified School District supporting Rev. Shane Harris’s “Boost Democracy” text message notification initiative. Harris with the People’s Association of Justice...
Parents For Quality Education is proposing the “Counterfeit Pills Will Kill” Naloxone Distribution Initiative for parents of middle and high school aged students
Citing a spike in the growing number of drug-related deaths in San Diego County, Parents For Quality Education President Mark Powell wrote an opinion article on the crisis and is urging local government agencies and school districts to make available the opioid...
School Boards Should Formally Acknowledge Jewish American History Month
Original source: https://www.sdjewishworld.com/2021/05/03/school-boards-should-formally-acknowledge-jewish-american-history-month By Mark Powell California’s newly adopted Ethnic Studies Curriculum has given San Diego County educators the opportunity to combat...
Opinion: San Pasqual Academy has always been misclassified by the state. Local officials must make this right.
Original source: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/opinion/commentary/story/2021-03-25/opinion-san-pasqual-academy-prevents-homelessness BY MARK POWELL MARCH 25, 2021 One of the best ways to prevent homelessness is to address the issues that cause it, and...
Opinion: After COVID, San Diego County Districts Need to Extend the School Year
Original source: https://timesofsandiego.com/opinion/2021/02/21/after-covid-san-diego-county-districts-need-to-extend-the-school-year by Mark Powell February 21, 2021 When San Diego schools return to in-person learning, they need to extend the school year from 180...
Opinion: After COVID, San Diego County Districts Need to Extend the School Year
Original source: https://timesofsandiego.com/opinion/2021/02/21/after-covid-san-diego-county-districts-need-to-extend-the-school-year/ by Mark Powell February 21, 2021 When San Diego schools return to in-person learning, they need to extend the school year from 180...