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The Teacher Strikes: Teachers Speak Out about Their Activism | Diane Ravitch's blog

The Teacher Strikes: Teachers Speak Out about Their Activism | Diane Ravitch's blog

The Teacher Strikes: Teachers Speak Out about Their Activism


California Sunday Magazine published interviews with teachers about their role in striking, walking out, negotiating, bargaining.
It begins:
On February 22, 2018, some 20,000 teachers in West Virginia — many of them wearing red in solidarity — walked out of their classrooms. That April saw strikes in Arizona, Colorado, and Oklahoma, as teachers vented their collective frustration in what became known as the #RedforEd movement. In early 2019, educators picketed in Oakland and Los Angeles, in districts across Washington state and Oregon, and again in Colorado. And this fall, educators in Chicago, the nation’s third- CONTINUE READING: The Teacher Strikes: Teachers Speak Out about Their Activism | Diane Ravitch's blog