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Thursday, March 30th, 2023

Why We Must Defend Against the GOP Plan to Destroy Public Education

Author:     Randi Weingarten
Source:     Common Dreams
Publication Date:     March 28, 2023
 Link: Why We Must Defend Against the GOP Plan to Destroy Public Education
Stephan:  

The Republican Party is trying to dismantle public education. Why? I think because the strategy of the Republicans who are a declining minority party is to turn American citizens into compliant peasants indoctrinated not educated, who can be controlled by stimulating their angers, fears, and resentments. Basically, what Putin is doing in Russia, and Kim Jong-un has done in North Korea.

Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, speaks during a protest near the office of Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) to ask him to work on gun-safety legislation on June 03, 2022 in Miami, Florida. Following the latest mass shootings some activists across the country are asking their politicians to enact commonsense gun laws.
 Credit: Joe Raedle / Getty

The following are the prepared remarks by American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten delivered on Tuesday, March 28, 2023 at the National Press Club.

I. THE PROMISE AND PURPOSE OF PUBLIC EDUCATION

Today, we once again grieve for families shattered by senseless gun violence. Please join me in a moment of silence for the lives lost at the Covenant School in Nashville, and for all victims of gun violence.

Today we renew our call for commonsense gun safety legislation including a ban on assault weapons. This is an epidemic that our great nation must solve.

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1 Comment

  1. Rev. Dean on Thursday, March 30, 2023 at 4:40 am

    It is easy to see where the country is heading with Oligarchs in charge of Congress.