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What’s Behind the Teacher Strikes?
A confluence of factors created kindling for a potential teacher rebellion. Then the fire erupted.
Ellen David Friedman is a longtime organizer with the National Education Association in Vermont, a founding member of Vermont’s Progressive Party, and a member of the Labor Notes Policy Committee. She facilitates the United Caucuses of Rank-and-File Educators (UCORE), the national network of progressive teacher union caucuses.
A confluence of factors created kindling for a potential teacher rebellion. Then the fire erupted.