Who are we?
Statewide Education Organizing Committee (SEOC) is made up of public school parents and community leaders from urban and low-income school districts who have come together to work and fight for improvements in the education system.
What's New?
SEOC Chapters Work Together on High School Reform Campaign:
As State Focuses on High- Stakes Tests, SEOC Asks What Students REALLY Need to Succeed
For over eight months, SEOC
parents from all chapters have been
testifying, protesting, and meeting
directly with State Board of Education
(SBOE) members to get them to see the
flaws in the NJ Department of
Education’s (DOE) “High School
Redesign Plan.” It adds tougher
graduation requirements, but the DOE
has neglected to assess the resources
and changes needed to enable teachers
and students to meet the new
requirements. Graduation rates in our
cities hover around a tragic 50%, and
this plan is likely to drive these down
further. Read More...
Meet LueElla McFadden
President of SEOC's Jersey City Chapter
Parents and Communities United for Education (PCUE)
LueElla McFadden, the president of Parents and Communities United for Education (PCUE), our Jersey City chapter, has been involved in the schools as an advocate for children for almost forty years. Over those years, she has been a parent to twelve children, including her own, her sister's children after her sister passed away, and other children she has taken in who needed a parent.
One of LueElla's earliest challenges came when her daughter was in elementary school, PS 22, in Jersey City and was having difficulty learning. Instead of addressing the problem, the teacher placed LueElla’s daughter at the back of the class and ignored her, despite LueElla’s many complaints and visits to the school. Read More...
