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May 122 min read

DC-CORE Urges WTU Members to support "The Washington Teachers Union Stands with Peaceful Student and Faculty Protests at George Washington University in the Name of Solidarity with Palestine"

DC-CORE members have voted to support the following draft Resolution which will be formally proposed at the WTU's next Representative...

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Laura Fuchs Testimony on DCPS Budget: Don't Cut Public Schools!

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Apr 45 min read

Laura Fuchs Testimony on DCPS Budget: Don't Cut Public Schools!

Many have said it before, and clearly we will have to say it again: Budgets are moral documents. If DC is serious about investing in our...

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Budget Testimony by Dieter Lehmann Morales

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Apr 42 min read

Budget Testimony by Dieter Lehmann Morales

Esteemed Councilmembers, My name is Dieter Lehmann Morales and I am a second-year 10th Grade history teacher at Columbia Heights...

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DC-CORE Demands Major Changes to Stop the “Secure DC Criminal Omnibus Act” from Harming Our Students.

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Mar 32 min read

DC-CORE Demands Major Changes to Stop the “Secure DC Criminal Omnibus Act” from Harming Our Students.

As DC Public School educators, we reject the underlying message being sent through the "Secure DC Criminal Omnibus Act" that the way to...

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Are your building conditions scaring you? Lets organize to take action

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Nov 5, 20231 min read

Are your building conditions scaring you? Lets organize to take action

Take and share our survey: https://forms.gle/H3sfzLrsVvYSPKf18 At our last meeting we created the beginning of our action plan to...

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DC-CORE Calls for an Immediate Ceasefire in Gaza and for Our Members and Allies to Take Action

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Nov 3, 20232 min read

DC-CORE Calls for an Immediate Ceasefire in Gaza and for Our Members and Allies to Take Action

On Sunday, October 29th the President of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), Randi Weingarten, sent an email that went out to all...

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SBOE Statement by Alice McNeil regarding DC Early Literacy

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Oct 19, 20233 min read

SBOE Statement by Alice McNeil regarding DC Early Literacy

I’m Alice McNeill, a language acquisition teacher with DCPS in Ward 5 and previously a reading specialist in Ward 8. I am excited to be...

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DCSBOE Testimony from DC-CORE Member Dieter Lehmann Morales

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Oct 18, 20232 min read

DCSBOE Testimony from DC-CORE Member Dieter Lehmann Morales

Esteemed Members of the State Board, My name is Dieter Lehmann Morales and I thank you for granting me the opportunity to speak tonight....

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DC SBOE Testimony: Fair WTU Contract NOW! Stop Privatization!

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Oct 18, 20234 min read

DC SBOE Testimony: Fair WTU Contract NOW! Stop Privatization!

I am here today, an educator of 17 years, all of which I have served at HD Woodson High School, a DC Public School in Ward 7. I came to...

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DC-CORE Protests: Mayor Bowser, Pay Educators ON TIME!

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May 18, 20231 min read

DC-CORE Protests: Mayor Bowser, Pay Educators ON TIME!

On Thursday, May 18th, 2023 educators and allies across DC met at 7AM before school started to demand that we get paid our retroactive...

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Mar 16, 20233 min read

DC-CORE Statement on School Safety

It is disappointing that the Washington Teachers Union President would sign on to a joint statement focusing on safety in schools and...

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Let’s Talk Our Next Contract: Building Member Voice & Power

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Feb 2, 20233 min read

Let’s Talk Our Next Contract: Building Member Voice & Power

Purpose: Hold 1-1 or small group discussions around the contract and gather that information in our survey (see below). By getting...

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DC-CORE Statement on the Murder of Karon Blake

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Jan 13, 20232 min read

DC-CORE Statement on the Murder of Karon Blake

Karon Blake was a beloved child. He was more than a victim of senseless violence. He has a community of people who care for him as a...

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DC-CORE: Join us to fight for a just contract 1/11/23 @5:30PM

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Jan 8, 20231 min read

DC-CORE: Join us to fight for a just contract 1/11/23 @5:30PM

On Wednesday, January 11th at 5:30 PM via Zoom the DC Caucus of Rank and File Educators (DC-CORE) will use our general body meeting to...

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Dec 13, 20221 min read

DC-CORE Update + Moving Forward

At today's WTU Membership Meeting our Non-Binding Resolution for the Upcoming Contract Negotiations was passed on to an ad-hoc committee...

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DC-CORE taking action to build a more democratic union

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Dec 11, 20223 min read

DC-CORE taking action to build a more democratic union

Upcoming opportunities to build a more active and democratic union: Tuesday, December 13th at 4:30 PM: WTU Membership Meeting via Zoom....

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Join us to build a more transparent, democratic & active WTU

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Dec 8, 20221 min read

Join us to build a more transparent, democratic & active WTU

At the DC-CORE General Body meeting we agreed to move forward and present a resolution on behalf of DC-CORE at the Tuesday, December 13th...

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DC-CORE & WTU Contract Events Dec 5-13th

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Dec 4, 20221 min read

DC-CORE & WTU Contract Events Dec 5-13th

WTU President Pogue-Lyons has communicated that the Tentative Agreement and electronic ballot to vote on it will be sent to all WTU...

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Teacher Retention Testimony from Alice McNeill

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Oct 26, 20224 min read

Teacher Retention Testimony from Alice McNeill

I am Alice McNeill, reading specialist at Garfield Elementary School in Ward 8. First, thank you to the council for holding this hearing...

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DC-CORE will Organize to End Over-Testing of Our Students

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Oct 6, 20221 min read

DC-CORE will Organize to End Over-Testing of Our Students

On Wednesday, October 6th DC-CORE members met to discuss what our priorities should be for this school year as we grow our movement to...

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