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Friday, February 21, 2014

solidaridad: CORE and Jacobin present Class Action: An Activist Teacher’s Handbook

solidaridad: CORE and Jacobin present Class Action: An Activist Teacher’s Handbook:



CORE and Jacobin present Class Action: An Activist Teacher’s Handbook


After many delays, Class Action: An Activist Teacher’s Handbook is finally ready. Backers of the initial Kickstarter (and those who order within the next week) should receive their print copies by the end of the month. The booklet will be distributed to educators and school support staff in Chicago, New York, Portland, Newark, Washington DC, Milwaukee, Philadelphia, and elsewhere in March to help support rank-and-file activity.

Our project with the Chicago Teachers Union’s CORE Caucus and other allies ran long — the final supplement is 118 pages, more than the 50 we had budgeted for. But it was so fantastically designed by Remeike Forbes, and the photography by Katrina Ohstrom and written contributions by CTU President Karen Lewis, economist Dean Baker, Jacobin editors Megan Erickson and Shawn Gude, Joanne Barkan, Lois Weiner, and many others were so strong, we couldn’t bring ourselves to cut it down more or reduce our planned run.

Unfortunately, this produced a budget shortfall, which we hope to overcome through the sale of a limited set of print booklets and the help of our readers.
Article exposes reactionary extremist David F. Welch, plutocrat funding Vergara suit
Article exposes reactionary extremist David F. Welch, plutocrat funding #Vergara suit #LAUSD http://t.co/j5qW765rL4 pic.twitter.com/5ESmaWCX2E— Robert D. Skeels (@rdsathene) February 21, 2014

YESTERDAY

Going into Week 8 of my final quarter. A lot of work to do, but it's getting very close. UCLA
Going into Week 8 of my final quarter. A lot of work to do, but it's getting very close. #UCLA #classof2014 pic.twitter.com/Zv2UFubCSN— Robert D. Skeels (@rdsathene) February 21, 2014
First Albright, now Clinton. Sad my university hosts two mass murderers of near eastern peoples in two months.
First Albright, now Clinton. Sad my university hosts two mass murderers of near eastern peoples in two months. #UCLA pic.twitter.com/UGByIqbvPo— Robert D. Skeels (@rdsathene) February 19, 2014
Caution! We're 'those people' that President Barack Obama warned you about
Caution! We're "those people" that President @BarackObama warned you about. #UCLA #humanities http://t.co/MiSK4g8MZg pic.twitter.com/lpmP8gxO5A— Robert D. Skeels (@rdsathene) February 19, 2014

SKrashen: Our focus should be on protecting children from the impact of poverty
SKrashen: Our focus should be on protecting children from the impact of poverty: Published in the Wall Street Journal, February 21. Response to: "A progressive education" (Editorial, Feb. 14) Your editorial s...