8 – 4 to close our schools. Who let this happen?
If the votes were not going to be 8 – 4, would we have walked out? Or would we have stayed and fought?
It’s the wrong question. Or the wrong question to ask first. The right question to ask first is, who did this? Answer: Michael Bloomberg, as part of a national movement. The movement is anti-union, pro-charter, anti-public education, pro-testing, pro-test prep, anti-teacher certification, pro-TfA, anti-experience, pro-temporary teaching corps… It is backed by “centrist” Democrats, hedge fund managers, testing companies, many (not all) conservatives. This is not a right-wing movement. It is a movement of wealth and privilege.
Am I ignoring charter school parents? No. Charter school parents want better schools for their kids. That is the
