This space explores issues in public education policy, and it advocates for a commitment to and a re-examination of the democratic purposes of schools. If there is some urgency in the message, it is due to the current reform efforts that are based on a radical re-invention of education, now spearheaded by a psychometric blitzkrieg of "metastasizing testing" aimed at dismantling a public education system that took almost 200 years to build. JH August, 2005
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Let's Be Thankful for Karen Lewis: Hear a Real Union Leader's Vision for Education
You won't get this kind of honesty and genuine care from the mealy-mouthed sellouts who run AFT and NEA.
Karen Lewis speaking at the City Club of Chicago on November 20:
Karen Lewis is great, I wish she could have a one-on-one with Obama and educate him about the toxicity of RTTT, charter schools and school privatization. She's got grit, guts and intelligence and is not afraid to tell the truth about school deform. The NEA and AFT could learn a lot about Karen Lewis's no nonsense approach.
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ReplyDeleteI wish there was a Karen Lewis in Phoenix. Charter schools are taking over here.
ReplyDeleteIn southern California we need a Karen Lewis and 310,000 hickory wood bats.
DeleteDoes anyone know a state level union administrator who is not a lying fool
Karen Lewis is great, I wish she could have a one-on-one with Obama and educate him about the toxicity of RTTT, charter schools and school privatization. She's got grit, guts and intelligence and is not afraid to tell the truth about school deform. The NEA and AFT could learn a lot about Karen Lewis's no nonsense approach.
ReplyDeleteI think it's time to replace Dennis Van Roekel and Randi Weingarten! Time to start the fight with research on our side.
ReplyDelete...as well as Duncan and Mulgrew. This is the most accurate and moving speech I have heard an educator speak in recent times.
DeleteAbsolutely compelling! I sense a shift in the education reform movement. Bravo Karen Lewis and CTA Sisters and Brothers.
ReplyDeleteBrava, Karen! Chicago teachers have a real leader.
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