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Starry Messenger

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4. When I think about what might have been, it just makes me ill.

Reply to femmocrat (Reply #2)

Wed Jul 9, 2014, 10:48 AM

Jul 2014

I'd be surprised if this resulted in Duncan actually leaving, but I hope that a message will be sent to the Democratic Party leadership that their irresponsible dive toward corporate raiding of public education is having extremely negative results. And teachers vote and are heavily involved in GOTV during elections.

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Another Teachers’ Union Could Call For Obama’s Education Secretary To Resign [View all] Starry Messenger Jul 2014 OP

Please do. n/t Jefferson23 Jul 2014 #1

His ignorance about special education should be grounds for dismissal. femmocrat Jul 2014 #2

When I think about what might have been, it just makes me ill. Starry Messenger Jul 2014 #4

Yes please. progressoid Jul 2014 #3

The head of DFER said the NEA vote was from the "lunatic fringe" QED Jul 2014 #5

Oh DFER. Starry Messenger Jul 2014 #6

I didn't know that. QED Jul 2014 #7

Yeah, that. Starry Messenger Jul 2014 #8

Too bad most teachers won't engage. QED Jul 2014 #9

Well, they did just vote to dump Duncan. :D Starry Messenger Jul 2014 #10