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Monday, September 28, 2015

Congratulations to Denisha Jones! - UNITED OPT OUT: The Movement to End Corporate Education Reform

Congratulations to Denisha Jones! - UNITED OPT OUT: The Movement to End Corporate Education Reform:

Congratulations to Denisha Jones!





We are honored to have Denisha Jones as one of our eight UOO administrators!
Denisha Jones is an Assistant Professor in the School of Education at Howard University.  She is a former early childhood teacher and preschool director. She received her PhD from Indiana University in 2013. She has been active in the fight to stop the corporate takeover of public education since 2011. She is an admin for the Badass Teachers Association, and has recently joined the administration team of United Opt Out and has worked with Save Our Schools to expose the dangers of privatizing public education. She blogs about education for emPower Magazine, @ the Chalk Face, and the Badass Teachers Association. Her research interests include the de-professionalization of teaching, service-learning, providing meaningful professional development for early childhood teachers, and promoting diversity in education.