Wear Red For Public Ed

Apr 26, 2018

From MEA.ORG

"Even though we have collective bargaining and local contracts, we know the struggles faced by our colleagues in Arizona, West Virginia, Oklahoma and everywhere else in the country where educators are rising up in protest. Stifling standardized tests. Aging textbooks and technology.  Shrinking take-home pay for school employees. Lack of respect for our profession. And systematic shortchanging of students and their education.

Across the country, educators, parents and students are standing up in defense of public education. Here in the home state of Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos – where we know how badly her policies have failed students – we must raise our voices to tell lawmakers three simple things: Value Students. Respect Educators. Fund Our Schools."  Continue Reading