Educators Want Their Voices Heard

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Thursday September 27, 2007 · 2:51 PM PDT

2007/09/27 · 14:51

This is my first diary on Dailykos, so be kind. I am composing this diary today because I am unable to reach the Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi and Representative George Miller by email. I have a document, which I wrote, that has been adopted by my teachers' union. We are an association of over 1,000 teachers, and we want our voices heard regarding the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind law that Ms. Pelosi and Mr. Miller are pushing right now in the House.

I have seen many changes in education since I began 20 years ago, but I have never seen it worse then when NCLB became law in 2002. I will let the Declaration of 2007 speak for itself. Too many children, especially those from low income families are being left behind, and our teachers are very demoralized. I am leaving out our association's name. I am sure that you could easily put in any city's name, and their teachers would be in agreement. Thanks.

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