Month: August 2015

Ready to Strike for the Schools Seattle’s Students Deserve!

On By I AM AN EDUCATORIn Seattle Eduction Association, Strike6 Comments

Today, I went to the Strike Captain meeting of the Seattle Education Association (SEA, the union that represents Seattle’s teachers and educational support staff) and I can tell you that our educators are fired up and prepared to strike, if necessary, to win a contract that helps us achieve the education system that Seattle deserves. …

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Jesse Hagopian and Pedro Noguera Take on the Testocracy in Nationally Televised Debate: “Is public education in the U.S. broken beyond repair?”

On By I AM AN EDUCATORIn Charter Schools, Common Core, Standardized Testing6 Comments

Last Thursday I flew to New York City to take on Peter Cunningham, the former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Education (under Secretary Arne Duncan, during President Obama's first term), in a debate hosted by Al Jazeera America’s program The Third Rail.  We debated the question, "Is public education in the U.S. broken beyond repair?" I …

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