Must Watch Video: Support the Saint Paul Federation of Teachers in a historic contract battle against standardized testing and in defense of the public schools
Mary Cathryn Ricker, President of the Saint Paul Federation of Teachers
Must watch video about the Saint Paul Teacher’s struggle to defend public Education–Please send out far and wide!:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrAXRdoDsCI
Petition in support of Saint Paul Teachers:http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/st-paul-public-schools
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The Saint Paul Federation of Teachers is in one of the most important struggles to defend public education and have taken one of the boldest stances against standardized testing in the country. While the state mandates that students take the MCA standardized test, the SPFT—with the support of their many parent and community allies—know that it is a waste of time and resources and are attempting to bargain it out of their contract.
Beyond reducing standardized testing, SPFT’s contract proposal advocates for attracting and retaining teachers of color, education for the whole child, family teacher partnerships, smaller class sizes, culturally relevant education, high quality professional development, and preschool for all. 
Yet on September 19, management at the St. Paul Public Schools walked out of negotiations and asked the state mediator to close negotiations to