Fighting and Defeating the Charter School Agenda

Kyla Walters
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This chapter examines the dynamics behind a high-profile campaign led by the Massachusetts Teachers Association (MTA). In 2016, right-wing forces sought to expand charter schools through a ballot initiative. Initially, all signs suggested that the charter expansion would easily pass. The MTA mobilized, and the ballot measure was defeated in a landslide. This chapter identifies several mechanisms that contributed to the teachers' success. Most important, the MTA committed to fighting. Together with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Jobs with Justice, and others, this grassroots coalition defeated Wall Street's money and showed the power of social justice organizing. Fifteen months later, in spring 2018, a string of strikes in red states showed that educators in many places have both the inclination and the capacity to fight, even where teacher strikes are prohibited.
对抗和击败特许学校议程
本章考察了由马萨诸塞州教师协会(MTA)领导的高调运动背后的动态。2016年,右翼势力试图通过投票倡议扩大特许学校。最初,所有迹象都表明,扩大特许经营权将很容易通过。MTA动员起来,投票措施以压倒性优势被否决。本章确定了促进教师成功的几个机制。最重要的是,大都会运输署致力于抗争。这个草根联盟与全国有色人种协进会(NAACP)、公平就业(Jobs with Justice)等组织一起,击败了华尔街的金钱,展示了社会正义组织的力量。15个月后,即2018年春天,红色州的一系列罢工表明,即使在禁止教师罢工的地方,许多地方的教育工作者也有斗争的意愿和能力。
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