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An Open Letter To The President And First Lady Edward F. Berger –

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Susan Lee Schwartz
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Dear President Barack Obama, and First Lady Michelle Obama,I am writing due to extreme concerns about the American Public Education System being altered and changed on your watch.Your administration supports those who can buy access to schools and thus childrenà ‚¬ „ s minds. Your administration accepts the whims of billionaires who have no certification, little or no contact with professional educators, no concept of the history of American education and how education is delivered, and most devastating, they have very little concern for our children. As I analyze the legacy of your time leading this great nation, these specific concerns come to mind: Prior to your administration, with few exceptions, public schools were not created as sources of investment income or profit. Schools were run by democratically elected boards under state supervision. Schools were accountable...MORE....
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I began teaching in 1963,; Ba and BS in Education -Brooklyn College. I have the equivalent of 2 additional Master's, mainly in Literacy Studies and Graphic Design. I was the only seventh grade teacher of English from 1990 -1999 at East Side (more...)
 

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