Austerity measures and budget cuts are crippling the quality of public education. Salaries are so low that migrant workers are in charge of American classrooms. As walkouts are spreading across the country, a Teacher of the Year tells Warren the needle is finally moving in Arizona. He also gets an evaluation of Trump Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.
Red for Ed supporters at a protest hosted by the Arizona Education Association at the Arizona State Capitol complex in Phoenix, Arizona. Photo credit: Gage Skidmore.
Teachers are battling back
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Guests:
- Christine Marsh - High School english teacher at Cactus Shadows High School. - @ChristinePMarsh
- Lora Bartlett - Associate professor of education at the University of California, Santa Cruz - @UCSantaCruz
- Michael Hansen - Senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and the director of the Brown Center on Education Policy. - @DrMikeHansen