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Monday, December 5, 2011

Schools Matter: CALL FOR ACTION: EDUCATORS UNITE! #ows

Schools Matter: CALL FOR ACTION: EDUCATORS UNITE!:

CALL FOR ACTION: EDUCATORS UNITE!

CALL FOR ACTION: EDUCATORS UNITE!

As public educators committed to democratic principles, we are charged to:

Advocate for authentic reform initiatives that support public education to ensure PK-12 students develop the critical thinking and process skills necessary to become informed citizens capable of supporting an effective democracy,

And, in support of this goal, resist, and support resistance of, forces that seek to connect standardized testing to teacher evaluation.

The current political climate is marked by powerful attacks on public institutions, including schools, colleges,