Thursday, July 21, 2011

An Urban Teacher's Education: Save Our Schools March

An Urban Teacher's Education: Save Our Schools March

Save Our Schools March

In just a little over a week, teachers and grassroots educational activists will converge on Washington, DC to make their voice heard in response to the overwhelming barrage of attacks they've been dealt by the corporate reform movement.

The Save Our Schools March and National Call to Action has been coordinated by a committed group of educators committed to real democracy and quality public education - ideals that cannot exist independent of one another. As John Dewey said, "Democracy has to be born anew every generation, and education is its midwife."

I am utterly in awe of the people who have worked to put this event together. They include parents, students,