Video: Chicago Students Tossed From Board of Education Meeting
Video of Chicago students taking over the Board of Education Meeting to save schools, prevent education cuts.
From Xian Barrett:
From Xian Barrett:
Published on Jun 26, 2013
Members of Chicago Students Organizing to Save Our Schools speak out against unjust and illegal school closing and draconic budget cuts.
The Board of Education continues to sabotage public education and divert money to their political allies. We stood up as the only unscripted student voices at the meeting. We were forcibly removed. The Board continues to destroy our educations, but we will keep fighting!
Sign the petition to support Chicago students:
http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/save...
The Board of Education continues to sabotage public education and divert money to their political allies. We stood up as the only unscripted student voices at the meeting. We were forcibly removed. The Board continues to destroy our educations, but we will keep fighting!
Sign the petition to support Chicago students:
http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/save...
The Last Day: Teachers Party All Over the City
I party with Christine Rubino and crew at Clementes in Sheepshead Bay.
One thing I miss about teaching: the absolute joy of the afternoon of the last day. The feeling of floating, the incredible lightness of being off for 65 days with no responsibilities or anxieties about school.
But then you wake up the next day and think: damn, only 64 to go.
Christine was celebrating her recent court win over the Tweedle dees and even though she is still not back on payroll after her 2 year suspension was up June 14 because the DOE keeps trying to appeal, she invited all her
One thing I miss about teaching: the absolute joy of the afternoon of the last day. The feeling of floating, the incredible lightness of being off for 65 days with no responsibilities or anxieties about school.
But then you wake up the next day and think: damn, only 64 to go.
Christine was celebrating her recent court win over the Tweedle dees and even though she is still not back on payroll after her 2 year suspension was up June 14 because the DOE keeps trying to appeal, she invited all her