PSAT for 9-11-12: Stand up and fight for our democracy
It’s the 11th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks. We fought back then (in a sort of convoluted way) because we felt that our freedom and way of life were threatened.Of course, not all threats to our freedom and way of life come from terrorists dropping out of the skies.
One of the most insidious threats to our democracy, our freedom, and our way of life is coming from wealthy hedge funders and billionaire education hobbyists who are trying to break up public employee unions, “blow up” public schools, sell them to the private sector, and replace real learning with online test prep.
Who is powerful enough to stand up to those who are hip deep in school takeovers?
It is beginning to look as though the Chicago Teachers Union, allied with Chicago parents, students and