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Dirk Tillotson

January 19, 2021 by

I Am Dirk Tillotson

“Students who need and deserve the most tend to get the least, while the privileged magnify their advantages. That’s the system, I challenge anyone to prove me wrong.”

Why I Fight for Our Kids

I was born young, gifted and Black, in Upstate NY. Well I guess we are all born young. My parents moved to a high performing school district, but we were the first Black family on the block and one of the few flies in the buttermilk in the school. This created challenges and opportunities. And embedded in me, a desire to create academically high quality schools, where students did not have to check their identity at the door.

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Great Schools

I started Great School Choices—which works kind of on both sides of the issue. We will help communities develop and continuously improve schools and ALSO support underserved families directly in getting access to better schools, full services and fair treatment

Read Dirk’s writing. Great School Voices.

Follow Dirk’s local activism efforts in Oakland.

Watch Dirk’s previous broadcasts. Access Denied.

My Actions:

Tell the FCC To Update E-Rate and Get Families Connected

The federal government can help millions of students get connected by simply updating an existing program called E-Rate. Tell them to do it now!

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LETTER: Don't Create Barriers For Oakland Families Trying To Access Quality Education

A proposed enrollment policy is working to get rid of the "Oakland School Finder." Many Oakland families have used Oakland School Finder to determine the best school options, both district and charter schools in Oakland. This policy would create more barriers to access quality education for the children of families…

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