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Saturday, August 3, 2013

I stand with the IEA and with the NCAE. | Fred Klonsky

I stand with the IEA and with the NCAE. | Fred Klonsky:

I stand with the IEA and with the NCAE.

AUGUST 3, 2013
North Carolina Moral Monday protest in June.
I’ve always been a proud member of the Illinois Education Association.
The president, vice president and executive director of the North Carolina Association of Educators were arrested Monday as they protested massive changes passed by the state legislature aimed to weaken the state’s education system and NCAE.
The three, along with several NCAE members, were taking part in a Moral Monday demonstration.
The Illinois Education Association supports NCAE and its leaders in trying to fight for the rights of its members and for public education in their state.
In North Carolina, teacher tenure has been stripped, vouchers are being