Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Momentum Builds For SOS March and Rally in D.C.

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Momentum Builds For SOS March and Rally in D.C.

Momentum Builds For SOS March and Rally in D.C.

Today's Edweek has a major article by Erik Robelen describing the momentum building for the July 30th Save Our Schools march in D.C.
Organizers say the effort aims to galvanize and give voice to those who believe policymakers, including U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and state governors, have gone astray in their remedies for improving American schools.
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Sabrina Stevens Shupe, in downtown Denver, says she's alarmed to see how testing-based accountability continues to increase. "We were very excited that, 'Oh, we're going to get Obama in office,' ...and we get this bait and switch with Arne Duncan and Race to the Top," says Shupe, a Save Our Schools organizer and former Denver teacher.
—Nathan W. Armes for Education Week
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Organizers of the Save Our Schools march say they expect 5,000 to