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Who Doesn’t Like the Sound of Corporate-Free Public Schools? | Re:education in Baltimore

Who Doesn’t Like the Sound of Corporate-Free Public Schools? | Re:education in Baltimore:

Who Doesn’t Like the Sound of Corporate-Free Public Schools?

Another goody from Zazzle.com.

United Opt Out National shares a vision for “CORPORATE-FREE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.” What would it look like if these demands were met?

…WE DEMAND AN END TO THE FOLLOWING:

  • ALL high stakes testing and punitive policies that label schools, punish students, and close public community schools
  • ALL high stakes testing that ties teacher evaluations, pay, and job security to high stakes test results
  • Corporate interventions in public education and education policy
  • The use of public education funds to enact school “choice” measures influenced and supported by the corporate agenda
  • Economically and racially segregated