A nearly $ 6 billion infusion from Proposition 30 and a Democratic supermajority in the Legislature are a welcome pre-holiday gift to
public education from voters, but it also could set the stage for
battles between those laboring for
education reform and suddenly fortified unions
protecting teacher interests.
This weekend, the 2016 Opt Out Conference in Philadelphia is bringing together parents, teachers, academics and
public education advocates from across the country to discuss developments and share strategies in our ongoing
battle to
protect our children, teachers and
public schools from the corporate
education reform industry and the standardized testing companies that are turning our children into guinea pigs and our
public schools into little more than testing factories and profit centers.