Teachers Demand Arne Duncan’s Removal

[proud2BlibKansan]

Educators Letter to President Obama Now Online and Ready For Signatures

Here is the link to the Educators Letter to President Obama http://dumpduncan.org/ that asks him to withdraw his support of policies which mandate high stakes testing, to include teachers and parents in all educational policy discussions in his administration and replace Sec of Ed Arne Duncan with an educator who has the confidence of the nation’s teachers. Please sign and circulate widely!

Dear President Obama,
We, the undersigned, a cross section of the nation’s teachers and their supporters, wish to express our extreme displeasure with the policies implemented during your administration by Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. Although many of us campaigned enthusiastically for you in 2008, it is unlikely that you will receive continued support unless the following three dimensions of your administration’s education initiatives are changed:

The exclusion of teachers from policy discussions in the US Department of Education and from Education Summits called under your leadership.

The use of rhetoric which blames failing schools on “bad teachers” rather than poverty and neighborhood distress.

The use of federal funds to compel states and municipalities to use student test scores in the evaluation of teachers and as the basis for closing low performing schools.

more . . . http://www.laprogressive.com/education-reform/arne-duncan-2/

[ClassWarrior]

1. Amen.

NGU.

[frazzled]

2. They're going to have to pass this around some more

At the time of clicking, 402 people had signed this petition, of the 7.2 million teachers in the United States (US Census 2010-11).

[proud2BlibKansan]

3. It's been online less than 24 hours

And the guy who put it up has a Facebook page where he claims there are over 600 signatures. He says he can see them before the signers can.

Here's the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/194348523992014/?notif_t=group_activity

[ClassWarrior]

4. Looks like they just started to pass this around. Help spread the word!

NGU.

[elleng]

5. Done

[TexasProgresive]

6. They better be careful

Arne might get replaced by Jeb

[proud2BlibKansan]

7. No need for the sarcasm smilie

That is a real possibility.

[Smarmie Doofus]

8. I reposted this to GD.

Last edited Mon Jan 30, 2012, 03:39 AM - Edit history (1)

Let's keep it kicked for a while.

The petition is about 721 now... 1:55 am est. Monday

(I gotta get me some sleep, sweeeet Chhheeeeesus.)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002240873

[proud2BlibKansan]

10. It was up to 1200 this afternoon

[Jefferson23]

9. Done and thanks for posting this proud2B. n/t

[femmocrat]

11. K&R

Thanks, p2blk!