[ProgressiveEd] NYTimes.com Article: The 'Zero Dropout' Miracle: Alas! Al...
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Dear Peter,
Welcome back. You have, once again, said what needed to be said. You've
said it modestly, considering the years you put in at the Delegate Assembly,
fighting the powers that be. I disagree with you about a small point, which is
that there have been progressive people who didn't focus only on the work in
their schools but tried, over time, to build a progressive organization that
worked within the union. There was the Teachers Action Coalition, which became
the Teachers Action Caucus, and a number of groups that splintered off of TAC.
TAC had times when it preached only to itself, as we both know. But there
were certainly instances and locations where TAC was able to organize effective
strategies that resulted in real advances in the schools. (I'm thinking,
particularly, of the coalitions formed in District 3 in the 70s or the work done in
District 1 in support of Bilingualism around the same time.) I agree that we
have to work within our own organizations and that we have to develop broad
coalitions that include parents and other progressive forces. I think that's
what PENNY is doing now. And I agree that the time is ripe for winning broad
support for progressive positions, because our positions have resulted in the
formation of many wonderful schools.
Bruce Kanze
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E=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0">Dear Peter,<BR>
<BR>
Welcome back. You have, once again, said what needed to be said. =
; You've said it modestly, considering the years you put in at the Delegate=
Assembly, fighting the powers that be. I disagree with you about a s=
mall point, which is that there have been progressive people who didn't foc=
us only on the work in their schools but tried, over time, to build a progr=
essive organization that worked within the union. There was the Teach=
ers Action Coalition, which became the Teachers Action Caucus, and a number=
of groups that splintered off of TAC. TAC had times when it preached=
only to itself, as we both know. But there were certainly instances =
and locations where TAC was able to organize effective strategies that resu=
lted in real advances in the schools. (I'm thinking, particularly, of=
the coalitions formed in District 3 in the 70s or the work done in Distric=
t 1 in support of Bilingualism around the same time.) I agree that we=
have to work within our own organizations and that we have to develop broa=
d coalitions that include parents and other progressive forces. I thi=
nk that's what PENNY is doing now. And I agree that the time is ripe =
for winning broad support for progressive positions, because our positions =
have resulted in the formation of many wonderful schools.<BR>
<BR>
Bruce Kanze</FONT></HTML>
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