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Education

proud2BlibKansan

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1. The Badass Teachers are all over it.

Reply to HiPointDem (Original post)

Wed Jul 3, 2013, 09:12 PM

Jul 2013

We have delegates on the floor who spoke against it. They've been updating us all day.

Twitter is on fire with this.

They just voted on Common Core. Still waiting to vote on dues increase.

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NEA wants teachers to pay a surcharge to support Common Core/call for Van Roekel's resignation [View all] HiPointDem Jul 2013 OP

The Badass Teachers are all over it. proud2BlibKansan Jul 2013 #1

and what did they vote? never mind. i see. they voted that they needed 'help' to implement HiPointDem Jul 2013 #2

I think they're still waiting to vote proud2BlibKansan Jul 2013 #3

yeah, wow. badass. HiPointDem Jul 2013 #4

Here's one of the speeches opposing CCSS proud2BlibKansan Jul 2013 #5

speeches don't matter unless they galvanize organization, votes & power. the membership HiPointDem Jul 2013 #6

"Common Core" is a death knell to public education duffyduff Jul 2013 #7

Have you never been to one of these conventions? proud2BlibKansan Jul 2013 #8

teachers sign on to common core. HiPointDem Jul 2013 #9

That's the bottom line. Teachers voted to kill their profession. duffyduff Jul 2013 #10