2013 was the best year of my life. My younger son was born--on Martin Luther King Jr.'s, birthday, no less--only two days after my colleagues at Garfield High School announced that they were going to defy corporate education reformers by refusing to administer the Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) test. Seeing my older son receive …
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The Nation magazine names Seattle Eduction Association “Most Valuable Union” and credits Social Equality Educators for support of MAP test boycott
The Nation magazine released its "Progressive Honor Roll of 2013" where it names "heroes both for their accomplishments of the past year and their determination to do even more in 2014"--and they made some great picks! Most valuable book went to Diane Ravitich for here masterpiece of truth-telling, Reign of Error. "Most Valuable Musical Partnership" …
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ColorLines magazine: MAP test boycott among “10 Racial Justice Wins for 2013”!
Video: 10 Racial Justice Wins For 2013 ColorLines magazine just released their list of “10 Racial Justice Wins for 2013”—and it is impressive. In a year when George Zimmerman was permitted to legally lynch Trayvon Martin, it can be all too easy to overlook the hard work of racial justice activists around the nation who …
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MAP Test Boycott named in “Best Education News of 2013” by Washington Post’s Answer Sheet
What Valerie Strauss' "Best and worst education news of 2013" means for the state of education: Valerie Strauss, who runs the Washington Post blog, "The Answer sheet", has complied an insightful list of the "Best and worst education news of 2013." Strauss' list is a must read to understand the current political moment in the …
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Must Watch Video: Support the Saint Paul Federation of Teachers in a historic contract battle against standardized testing and in defense of the public schools
Must watch video about the Saint Paul Teacher’s struggle to defend public Education--Please send out far and wide!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrAXRdoDsCI Petition in support of Saint Paul Teachers: http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/st-paul-public-schools ----- The Saint Paul Federation of Teachers is in one of the most important struggles to defend public education and have taken one of the boldest stances against …
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