NEA President Lily Eskelsen Garcia has no time to be patient – Part III
'Absurd' 'Idiotic' 'Toxic' 'Voodoo' 'Abusive'These are all words NEA President Lily Eskelsen Garcia used to describe education 'reform'—particularly standardized testing—in her recent 90-minute meeting with NJ ed bloggers, and quite frankly, they were music to my ears. I've been waiting for the NEA leadership to draw a hard line in the sand.
Part I of this series focused on the devastating effects of high-stakes testing on special needs children, and how edu-preneurs—21st century carpetbaggers—are profiting from the testing boom.
Part II focused on the ways billionaires and their 'charities' are controlling the media to push out their messaging to an uninformed public.
Part III's focus is on Lily's visits to two very different New Jersey schools, and how NEA—and all its members—must fight back against destructive education 'reform'.
Part III's focus is on Lily's visits to two very different New Jersey schools, and how NEA—and all its members—must fight back against destructive education 'reform'.
As with the two previous posts, unless otherwise indicated, Lily's quotes are in red.
A tale of two cities
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