Ohio has been under the thumb of Governor John Kasich and his merry band of privatizers and profiteers.
But this Ohio teacher came to Austin to join the Network for Public Education jamboree and left feeling inspired.
Dan Greenberg of the Sylvania Education Association enjoyed not just the Texas weather but the chance to meet activists from across the nation.
He caught the contagious spirit of optimism, the belief widely shared that regular people–parents and teachers working together–can stop the assault on public education.
It happened in Texas. It is happening in many places.
Dan went back to Ohio, ready to face a few more weeks of winter and ready to become a leader in turning Ohio around.
Thanks, Dan!
Diane Ravitch's blog 
http://nypost.com/2014/03/30/students-suicides-on-the-rise-as-number-of-counsellors-dips/
We never used to hear of school children killing themselves.
We are just hoping for Spring.
But we don’t know as our governor is in Las Vegas bowing to a Higher Power – some billionaire.
Thank you, Dan, for organizing the grass roots movement in NW Ohio. Parents and teachers need to hear that they are not alone.
My name is Janet Garrett. I’m a teacher in Oberlin. I took my activism to a whole new level when I registered to run for US congress in the 4th district. Our congressman is a Tea Party Extremist who is no friend of Public Education.
Hurray, Janet Garrett. Please contact the Network for Public Education to request information about getting an endorsement. Your Congressman will be asked to fill out the same survey.
Go Janet!
Three part series on Ohio’s charter school fiasco.
http://www.ohio.com/news/local/more-than-100-publicly-funded-charter-schools-fail-to-disclose-who-is-in-charge-part-1-of-3-1.476978
http://www.ohio.com/news/local/board-members-at-white-hat-charter-schools-say-they-have-little-control-over-public-funds-part-2-of-3-1.477146
http://www.ohio.com/news/ohio-s-urban-districts-cut-services-to-provide-busing-to-privately-run-charter-schools-part-3-of-3-1.477343
An Ohio teacher’s outrage at our legislature…via Ohio Education Association via Plunderbund.
http://www.nationofchange.org/let-s-re-fund-america-1396452971
Thank you, Dan for your inspiring movement and I hope, you will succeed in your noble venture.