I've had so many thoughts and reflections concerning this turn of events. It will take me some days to process it all, collect my reactions, and ponder next steps. In the meantime, I offer a metaphor by way of this image found on Reddit . Whether or not it is real, I hardly care. They tried to chop off our president by the knees. Her union comrades, here in Richmond, in Chesterfield, and further afield; and her community, including elected officials like Kenya Gibson and school board candidate Charlene Riley , have all stepped in to lift her up. We're not going to let the REA President get chopped down. We are going to supply her the spiritual, emotional, and collegial support she needs to survive this attack. This retaliatory strike against the REA president was never about just one person. This was a signal to anyone who might be thinking of assuming a leadership role in our union that they will be immediately placed on a [metaphorical*] hit list. This is a classic union-bu...
Dispatches from the central Virginia teacher retention apocalypse.... Monitoring the privatization of our school system in real time....