Step up and show your support for Seattle Teachers!
Wednesday, Feb. 6th, 2013 is the National Day of Action to support Garfield High School and the other MAP test boycotters who are facing possible 10 Day Suspensions without pay for refusing to force students to take an unfair, counterproductive and bad standardized test.
Information about the Day of Action can be found here: http://scrapthemap.wordpress. com/2013/02/02/national-day- of-action-to-support-seattle- map-test-boycott/
Share the Facebook Day of Action page here by going here: https://www.facebook.com/ events/366568146775772/
Sign the Support the Seattle Teachers Petition here:
https://www.change.org/petitions/seattle-public-schools-support-seattle-teachers-refusing-to-administer-the-map
Call, email, and write to Seattle Public Schools Superintendent José L. Banda to let him know that you support the boycott:
Superintendent José L. Banda superintendent@seattleschools.org
Office of the Superintendent (206) 252-0180
MS: 32-150
P.O. Box 34165
Seattle, WA 98124-1165
Read more about this historic boycott in Garfield teacher Jesse Hagopian’s op-ed in the Seattle Times here:http://seattletimes.com/html/opinion/2020158085_jessehagopianopedxml.html
And various resolutions and letters of support can be found here: http://scrapthemap.wordpress.com/solidarity-statements-2/ and http://brianpjones.tumblr.com/post/41098555088/educatorssupportghs andhttp://www.democracynow.org/2013/1/29/seattles_teacher_uprising_high_school_faculty
Scrap the Map! list of actions that day. In Seattle actions will take place at participating schools, including Garfield, Orca, Chief Sealth, and Center School. Scrap the Map Facebookpage.https://www.facebook.com/events/366568146775772/
How to opt your child out (from our friends at the Seattle Education blog). Flyer on other actions.
Information about the Day of Action can be found here: http://scrapthemap.wordpress. com/2013/02/02/national-day- of-action-to-support-seattle- map-test-boycott/
Share the Facebook Day of Action page here by going here: https://www.facebook.com/ events/366568146775772/
Sign the Support the Seattle Teachers Petition here:
https://www.change.org/petitions/seattle-public-schools-support-seattle-teachers-refusing-to-administer-the-map
Call, email, and write to Seattle Public Schools Superintendent José L. Banda to let him know that you support the boycott:
Superintendent José L. Banda superintendent@seattleschools.org
Office of the Superintendent (206) 252-0180
MS: 32-150
P.O. Box 34165
Seattle, WA 98124-1165
Read more about this historic boycott in Garfield teacher Jesse Hagopian’s op-ed in the Seattle Times here:http://seattletimes.com/html/opinion/2020158085_jessehagopianopedxml.html
And various resolutions and letters of support can be found here: http://scrapthemap.wordpress.com/solidarity-statements-2/ and http://brianpjones.tumblr.com/post/41098555088/educatorssupportghs andhttp://www.democracynow.org/2013/1/29/seattles_teacher_uprising_high_school_faculty
SUPPORT THE MAP BOYCOTT ON WEDNESDAY
Wear Red to Support Ed this Wednesday, Feb. 6th.
Scrap the Map! list of actions that day. In Seattle actions will take place at participating schools, including Garfield, Orca, Chief Sealth, and Center School. Scrap the Map Facebookpage.https://www.facebook.com/events/366568146775772/
How to opt your child out (from our friends at the Seattle Education blog). Flyer on other actions.
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