~ Letter from the US: Chicago teachers' strike defies onslaught on education
The Chicago teachers’ strike entered its third day on September 12. This strike is of national significance for a number of reasons:
* It is a militant fightback against the ruling class onslaught to destroy public education being carried out by Democrats and Republicans across the country.
* It is aimed at the policies of the Obama administration and the Democratic Party machine in Chicago headed by Mayor Rahm Emanuel, longtime aide, advisor and fundraiser for Obama.
*It is being organised by a new rank-and file-leaders with a class-struggle perspective.
A central issue in the fight is the bid by Emanuel to impose a system of evaluation of students and teachers based on standardised testing.
I’m back and not going away any time soon.
Prepare for a wave of posts again.
How silly, we're fucked if we just sit here anyway, fucked by government. Not participating in government propaganda is the least we can do but still keep with their 'laws'
Yup. It’s a double edged sword for sure.
could you share the anonymous video about the kony 2012 scam?
I could but I think it would be a little pointless considering I feel like that whole thing has already blown over. Teens these days tend to live minute to minute and have a hard time dwelling on a single cause unless it directly affects them. They just like to be able to donate to something to make them feel like they did something.
