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Occupy the DOE in DC from March 30th to April 2nd | Seattle Education

Occupy the DOE in DC from March 30th to April 2nd | Seattle Education:

Occupy the DOE in DC from March 30th to April 2nd

Sponsored by United Opt Out National.

April Fools!
No Child Left Behind – Fool Me Once.
Race to the Top – We Won’t be Fooled Again.

Join us. In solidarity with Occupy Movements everywhere.

Join United Opt Out National & #OCCUPYDOE in Washington D.C.

It is time to end Wall Street Occupation of Education.

We asked – they said NO. We wrote – they said NO. We sent them research – they said NO. We say NO. We opt out. We will put a screeching halt to corporate education by saying NO to the test.

We will occupy the Department of Education in DC from March 30th to April 2nd. On-going planning can be found at our Facebook Occupy the DOE page.

It’s time to put the public back in public education. Occupy the DOE and show them who education REALLY BELONGS to.

This is a statement by United Opt Out National about the Occupy DOE day.

On March 30th to April 2nd, 2012, the grassroots education reform organization United Opt Out National (http://unitedoptout.com/) will be holding an event in Washington, DC called Occupy the DOE. As a collection of teacher educators, K-12 teachers, and parents from around the country, we ask for your participation and support.

For more than a decade, the reform narrative in education has been dominated by test-based accountability,