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“We don’t think that’s how the broader teaching community feels about it.” (UPDATED) « Failing Schools

“We don’t think that’s how the broader teaching community feels about it.” (UPDATED) « Failing Schools

“We don’t think that’s how the broader teaching community feels about it.” (UPDATED)

MAY 3, 2011
by Sabrina

The wave of teachers who are openly questioning the hypocrisy evident in Education Secretary Duncan’s letter this week keeps growing, enough to generate a story of its own. Several teachers and commenters, myself included, are quoted, as is USDOE Press Secretary Justin Hamilton.

When [fourth-grade] teacher-turned-advocate Sabrina Stevens Shupe saw Duncan’s letter, she was dismayed, saying she felt it did not reflect his policies.

“There were so many things going wrong in terms of false assumptions and things that are not consistent with his actions,” she told The Huffington Post. “If you’re