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Monday, November 25, 2013

Keep fighting for public education – or face the consequences that other countries are facing NOW. | Reclaim Reform

Keep fighting for public education – or face the consequences that other countries are facing NOW. | Reclaim Reform:

Keep fighting for public education – or face the consequences that other countries are facing NOW.

Keep fighting for public education – or face the consequences that other countries are facing NOW.
This is NOT about active and retired teacher pensions in Illinois.
This is NOT about Democrats and Republicans.
This is NOT about high stakes testing, charter schools, vouchers, school boards and the whole variety of things going on in your town, city, county or state.
What IS it all about?
The attack on public education and public schools teachers is worldwide and is being promoted by purchased legislators who are financially supported by multinational mega-corporations and the billionaire investors behind them.
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Ankara, Turkey – teachers (left) See link below.
Chicago, Illinois – teachers (right)
How do we all fight it? Locally.
One education battle at a time. One corrupt legislator at a time. One destructive piece of destructive public education legislation at a time.
If we do not fight and win the local attacks on us at this stage, we will face attacks such as these happening elsewhere right NOW.
NOW is not the time to sit back and merely hope for something. We are all in