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Resolution re No Child Left Behind From Peace and Freedom Caucus National Education Association R.A. July 1-6, 2008
June 6, 2008
Whereas, NEA overwhelmingly opposes No Child Left Behind (NCLB) because it:
_ has discredited, punished, and dismantled our public schools, causing instability, chaos, corporatization, contracting out, privatization, profiteering, and parent flight; _ gives military recruiters unprecedented access to our most vulnerable children, exposing them to this country=s imperialist, perpetual wars; _ is based solely on racist high-stakes tests, which are biased against working-class, low-income, limited-English, and children of color; _ has regimented and demeaned the curriculum into test preparation, stripped us of freedom to teach and students of freedom to learn, and increased drop-outs; _ has instilled fear, set school workers against each other, and imposed social control on our potentially most democratic institution; _ Although some have resisted, NCLB has squeezed the honor, pride, integrity, and joy out of the teaching profession; made us accomplices in abusing our children and hijacking our schools; and is driving the best of us out of teaching;
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Therefore, be it resolved that the National Education Association demand immediate repeal of NCLB and make as a condition of its endorsement that all candidates for elective office support its repeal; and
that NEA encourage, support, defend, and celebrate all school workers, students, parents, and guardians resisting NCLB, and work to build the Resistance;
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written by Susan Harman for the NEA Peace and Justice Caucus |