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Washington Tribal Leaders Speak Out on StandardizationBy: Kathleen JeskeyOriginally published on her blog http://www.teachertalkstruth.com/blog/washington-tribal-leaders-speak-out-on-standardization...
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THE BATs TEACHER CONGRESS – SUMMARY OF AN EVENT In the summer of 2014 Dr. Yohuru Williams lookedat Arne Duncan in the face and said, “Mr. Secretary, you need to meet with teachers once a year in a...
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BATs Quality of Workplace Team Meets with USDOE - 7/24/15By: NY BAT Jamy Brice Hyde, M.EdI have had the privilege to work with a team of teachers who suffered enormous trauma while teaching. In...
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What Teach for America Truly Valuesby Dr. Mitchell Robinson, Member of the BAT Leadership Teamoriginally published on his blog:...
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I went to DC with Teachers from All Over Ohioby Karen Linch, an Ohio BAT I went to DC with teachers from all over Ohio. One teacher shared how ESEA started; it was part of the war on poverty. Lyndon...
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Oregon BATs Storm Capitol HillBy: Kathleen JeskeyTom Kane, fellow Oregon BAT, and I started by meeting with Senator Merkley at his morning constituent coffee. I got about 10 minutes there to speak...
View Article“The Heart of the Swarm” Bats Congress Speech 2015
Excerpts from Dr. Yohuru Williams BATs Teacher Congress Speech, “The Heart of the Swarm,” delivered Saturday July 24, 2015. This is a shortened version of Dr. Williams’s remarks during the BAT’S...
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Ohio BATs Lobby the Hillby Brittany Alexander, Member of Ohio BATs and BAT Leadership Team Ohio BATs delegates had scheduled meetings with ten of our eighteen elected federal representatives over two...
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California BATs Rock the House (of Representatives) By Kristin Vogel, California BAT and member of the BATs Leadership TeamOver the course of two days, the small California BAT contingent held meetings...
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Where Have the Dreams and Democracy Gone? by Larry Proffitt, Member of Tennessee BATs and the BAT Leadership Team As I have watched films lately that speak to the privatization movement entrapping...
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CHICAGO Public School Budget Cuts: A Mother Speaks#Down2BareBones By Bats Social Media Team: Aixa Rodriguez, Steven Singer, Sue Goncarovs, Lisa SmithA group of concerned Chicago mothers, called BAM,...
View ArticleTHE STRANGELY UNFOUNDED ROLE OF NEA IN CCSS
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View ArticleGovernor Christie, We Will Not Turn the Other Cheek!
As a national organization dedicated to purposeful action to support educational professionals and America’s children, we would be remiss in our mission if we were to take lightly presidential...
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Survival Tips for Teachers from Members of the BAT Haven – List 1 Initiated by Megan Lawsen Edited by Amy Wolpin The BAT Haven is a special secret group for BATs needing guidance while going through...
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I’m a Teacher. I Win.by Kate A. Miner, a Kansas BAToriginally posted on her blog: https://mamaminer.wordpress.com/2015/08/02/im-a-teacher-i-win/ Follow any current news outlet online and you’ll find at...
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Punching Teachers in the Face – a New Low in Presidential Politics.By Steven Singer, Member of the BAT Leadership TeamOriginally posted on his blog:...
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WA BATs Honored to Work for Rainier Beach HS Freedom School By: Shelley BarkerAs BATs, we watch for injustices and swoop in to do what we can to improve the lives of students, families, teachers,...
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I Still Don't Want an Apology. I Want a Voice.By Patte Carter-Hevia, a Michigan BAT In 2014 Time Magazine ran a story called Rotten Apples about how difficult people claimed it was to fire bad...
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Bright FlightBy: Ceresta SmithThere is a phenomenon, what I call "bright flight," that is very damaging to our urban community schools. Students who are high academic achievers who live in our...
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Ohio BATs Press ReleaseFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWooster, Ohio, August 6, 2015ContactKaren Linch2605 Shreve RoadWooster, Ohio 44691330.464.9827OhioBATs@gmail.com 13 Grassroots Organizations Concur with...
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