A beautiful thing happened today. Teachers at Maria Saucedo Scholastic Academy voted unanimously to refuse to administer the Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT). Since teachers at Garfield High School—and then several other schools in Seattle—voted to boycott the MAP test last year, there has been an explosion of activism against high-stakes, standardized tests. And yet …
TESTING RESISTANCE & REFORM SPRING: A new national coalition coordinating the uprising against standardized testing!
I am excited to announce that a new national coalition has formed for the purpose of encouraging an uprising against standardized testing this spring. Dubbed the "Testing Resistance and Reform Spring," some of the most prominent national grassroots organizations in defense of public education have joined together in this effort, including FairTest, Network for Public …
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On the one-year anniversary the historic MAP test boycott, teachers launch campaign in the upcoming Seattle Education Association (SEA) union election.
Today, I am excited to announce that I am entering the election to run for president of my union, the Seattle Education Association. It is truly an honor to have been nominated to run for president on the Social Equality Educator's "Respect" slate of candidates--an unparalleled team of educators in Seattle, running for officer and …
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On the Fourth Anniversary of the Haitian Earthquake my Family Survived: end the U.N. occupation, end U.S. exploitation, and end corporate education reform on Haiti!
Four years ago today, my wife, my one-year-old son and I survived the earthquake in Haiti. While we were lucky—the lobby of the hotel collapsed but not our room—many thousands of Haitians perished from the natural disaster, which was compounded by the U.S. and U.N.’s neglectful and exploitative response to the quake. On this fourth …
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On the Anniversary of the MAP Test Boycott: Our fight has just begun
The successful boycott of the MAP test in Seattle began one year ago today. I am forever in the debt of all of you who wrote letters, sent flowers, ordered us pizza, signed our petition, called the superintendent with the demand, "Suspend the test not the teachers," sent us pictures of your community with "Scrap …
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