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Public School Supporters Meet With Governor Dean and Randi Weingarten at the DNC

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While at the DNC, I was lucky enough to be invited to a small gathering of public education supporters with Governor Dean and Randi Weingarten, who heads the American Federation of Teachers (AFT). I’m a tremendous fan of Governor Dean — in fact, I was a Deaniac before there was a netroots. I still think […]

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The Democratic Party Launches the Women's Institute — Will Progressive Women Fighting to Protect Public Education From Privatization Be Able to Engage The Party There?

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Chairwoman of the DNC Debbie Wasserman-Schultz introduces a new effort by the Democratic Party to reach out, engage, and exhort women voters to get out the vote. Some key supporters of the Democrats’ efforts to re-elect President Obama and regain seats in the House and Senate may have big differences on the Obama administration when it comes to education policy. Could the Women’s Institute be a place where women develop a longer term relationship with the party where concerns about public education are listened to and addressed?

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