Schools Matter: GEM NYC: Teachers and Parents at Occupy Wall Street #ows

Schools Matter: GEM NYC: Teachers and Parents at Occupy Wall Street:

GEM NYC: Teachers and Parents at Occupy Wall Street

by Robert D. Skeels * rdsathene

"Our public schools need to be in the control of parents and the community, as opposed to businessmen who see the $23 billion budget as a means to giving no-bid contracts to their cronies." — Charles Barron (Brooklyn City Councilman)

The Grassroots Education Movement — the folks that brought us The Inconvenient Truth Behind Waiting for Superman — have produced a short video examining the education aspect of the battle against the 1%.

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