Monday, August 1, 2011

#sosmarch Thousands come out to teacher rally in Washington, protest Obama and decade of 'bad' policies | The American Independent

Thousands come out to teacher rally in Washington, protest Obama and decade of 'bad' policies | The American Independent
A rally sign at the July 30 Save Our Schools march in Washington, D.C. (Mikhail Zinshteyn)
A rally sign at the July 30 Save Our Schools march in Washington, D.C. (Mikhail Zinshteyn)

Thousands come out to teacher rally in Washington, protest Obama and decade of ‘bad’ policies

By Mikhail Zinshteyn | 07.30.11 | 7:58 pm

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Despite 95-degree heat and high humidity, an estimated crowd of 3,000 to 5,000 descended onto the National Mall and later marched to the White House as part of the Save Our Schools and National Call to Action, calling on President Obama and Congress to roll back No Child Left Behind and Race to the Top policy initiatives.

The audience, mostly teachers representing states from all over the U.S., listened on as leading education reformers like Linda Darling-Hammond, former

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