Silencing Dissent: WTU VP Candi Peterson’s Removal From Office
LISTEN TO THE FULL 40-MINUTE INTERVIEW WITH CANDI PETERSON HERE: Download audio file (Candi+Peterson+2011-10-19.mp3) download mp3 Seven months after the membership of the Washington Teachers’ Union...
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Was Trayon White Arrested for Standing Up for his Constituents?
LISTEN TO TRAYON WHITE: Download audio file (Trayon+White+2011-12-19.mp3) Trayon White speaks with ABC7's Sam Ford “How am I unauthorized [to be here]?” Ward 8 School Board member Trayon White asked...
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TheFightBack, Jan. 21: Tuskegee Airmen, Gulf Coast Oil Spill, and DCPS...
Listen to full show: Download audio file (2012-01-21-TheFightBack.mp3) This weekend, a movie about the Tuskegee Airmen is premiering at 2,500 theaters across the country. “Red Tails,” starring Cuba...
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If Walmart Sells Cheerleading Outfits, D.C. Officials Won’t Have To Go Far
Listen to Michael Wilson: Download audio file (Mike-Wilson-2012-02-25.mp3) “We don’t feel like D.C. should trust Walmart’s track record to build the future of this city,” Respect DC organizer Mike...
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Occupy the DOE
Listen to TheFightBack’s March 3 show: Download audio file (2012-03-03-TheFightBack-OccupyDOE.mp3) “You’re going to have a generation of young people enslaved to the credit card industry, enslaved to...
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School Officials Use Force and Police to Thwart Student Walkout
Northwestern High School students after Monday's town hall Listen to town hall, beginning with Principal Batenga Download audio file (2012-03-12-Northwestern-Walkout-FULL.mp3) “I will not discuss the...
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School Closure Expert Robert Bobb Is Back in Town
Robert Bobb at a recent community meeting on education Listen to TheFightBack question Bobb: Download audio file (Robert-Bobb-2012-03-29.mp3) Former City Administrator and D.C. School Board president...
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DC Officials Insist On Improving Schools By Closing Them
Listen to TheFightBack question Mayor Gray and Chancellor Henderson: Download audio file (2012-04-18-Gray-Henderson-School-Closures.mp3) “We are going to have to consolidate the number of schools that...
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School’s Out? D.C. and NYC Teachers Talk School Closures
Photo courtesy of studentunitypower.org Listen to educators Candi Peterson, Nils DeVito and James Boutin on Voice of Russia Radio Download audio file...
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Voices of the 99% Radio examines local D.C. politics and news coverage
Listen to Bullet Points with Navid Nasr on Voices of 99%: Download audio file (blogtalkradio.com.BulletPointswNavidNasr.mp3) TheFightBack’s Pete Tucker joined Bullet Points with Navid Nasr on Voices...
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Post Downplays Potential Pay-To-Play
A potential “pay-to-play” involving a city leader asking for a large donation from a contractor accused of stealing millions and serving kids spoiled food. That’s about as juicy a local story as they...
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See Ya, Kaya: ‘Legacy of Progress’?
Kaya Henderson and Michelle Rhee. Photo: Washington Post This is the first in a three-part series on Kaya Henderson’s time atop DCPS. After six years as head of D.C. Public Schools, Kaya Henderson is...
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See Ya, Kaya: The Achievement Gap
Kaya Henderson. Photo: Twitter This is Part 2 of a 3-part series on Kaya Henderson’s leadership of DCPS. [Part 1] After six years as head of D.C. Public Schools, Kaya Henderson steps down Friday,...
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See Ya, Kaya: The IMPACT on Teachers
Kaya Henderson and Jo-Ann Armao, the Post’s lead local editorial writer. Photo: @RICEBILLDC This is the third of a three–part series on Kaya Henderson.[Part 1, Part 2] Kaya Henderson stepped down...
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Post Buries Scandals of Rhee and Henderson
Post Metro section, p. B6, Nov. 17, 2016 When it comes to covering education the Washington Post is nothing if not consistent. For nearly a decade, as Michelle Rhee and then her close friend Kaya...
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Growing Resistance Says No to Betsy DeVos
Photo by Julia Kann It’s going to be a long night for Senate Democrats. Responding to a growing number of Americans upset at Trump’s pick for education secretary, Democrats are holding the Senate floor...
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