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What's on
Your Mind?
As you finally(!) have
a short break to step
back and reflect on an
extraordinarily challenging
15 months, we want to
know: What are your most
pressing thoughts about
your students, schools,
education? As you get
ready to go back to
school, what do you need
to be the best educator
possible? Tell us at
editor@cta.org.
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Kudos to Educators
Kate LaBarbera (Union District
Education Association) tweeted about
Laurie Roberts (United Teachers
of Richmond), who was featured in
"Filling Gaps and Healing Hearts" in
our April/May issue.
The Renaissance of Rosie
W H A T D O Y O U G E T when you cross Rosie the Riveter 's grit and persistence with Botticelli's The Birth of Venus? Why,
our cover, of course. The artwork is the perfect illustration for our feature " The Union Renaissance" (page 26). The story
explores how California educators are organizing for better as the labor movement is reborn nationwide.
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