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Jesse Hagopian teaches history and is the co-adviser to the Black Student Union at Garfield High School, the site of the historic boycott of the MAP test in 2013. Jesse is an associate editor of the acclaimed Rethinking Schools magazine, is a founding member of Social Equality Educators (SEE), was recipient of the 2012 Abe Keller Foundation award for “excellence and innovation in peace education,” and was received the 2013 Secondary Teacher of Year award by the Academy of Education Arts and Sciences.

#BlackLivesMatterAtSchool is a National Uprising for Racial Justice

On By I AM AN EDUCATORIn Black History, Black Lives Matter, Black Lives Matter At School, Ethnic Studies, School-to-prison-pipeline, Seattle Eduction Association, Uncategorized7 Comments

by Jesse Hagopian Educators in America know all too well that the school-to-prison pipeline is not just a political catchphrase. Those who work with students of color know this pipeline is as real as any other.   “It extends across this country,” says Seattle educator, attorney, and organizer Nikkita Oliver. This is why from February …

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Solidarity with Black Lives Matter at School Week: Nationally Renowned Antiracist Activists, Artists, Academics, Authors, and Athletes Speak Out!

On By I AM AN EDUCATORIn Black Lives Matter, Black Lives Matter At School, Michael Bennett, School-to-prison-pipeline, Uncategorized2 Comments

We, the undersigned, are writing in support of a new uprising for racial justice that is being organized by educators around the country who have declared February 5-9, 2018, “Black Lives Matter at School Week.” Many thousands of educators will be wearing shirts to school that say, “Black Lives Matter at School” and will teach …

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Trump, “Shitholes,” and White Supremacy: Building resistance on 8th Anniversary of the Haiti earthquake my family and I survived.

On By I AM AN EDUCATORIn Haiti, Immigrant Rights, Trump, Uncategorized6 Comments

With his analogy between Black people and feces, Trump has once again shown the world his commitment to wickedness, vulgarity, and racism. The people of Haiti are resilient and beautiful. It is trump who is a living obscenity.

Seattle Teacher: Dear Betsy DeVos, You’re Not Welcome Here

On By I AM AN EDUCATORIn Betsy DeVos, DeVos, Education Funding, social justice unionism, Uncategorized7 Comments

This article was first published at The Progressive. Dear Betsy DeVos, My name is Jesse Hagopian and I teach ethnic studies at Seattle’s Garfield High School. I hope you didn’t just stop reading this letter after you heard the subject I am teaching—I urge you to keep reading. I am writing in regards to the …

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“When Bennett and Kaep are under attack, what do we do? Stand up fight back!”

On By I AM AN EDUCATORIn Black Lives Matter, Michael Bennett, Uncategorized1 Comment

https://vimeo.com/234256613 Video of Jesse Hagopian addressing the rally for Michael Bennett and Colin Kaepernick On Sunday, September 17th, before the Seattle Seahawks first home game against the San Francisco ‘49ers, organizers from the NAACP and the Social Equality Educators (SEE) sponsored a rally in support of ex ‘49er Colin Kaeprnick and Seahawk Michael Bennett. The …

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