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The Aspen Institute's 'Innovation Economy Conference' featured a conversation with U.S. Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan to discuss the nation's global standing in the education arena and the goals of this administration to level the playing field for underserved communities in relation to privileged students, as well as American students' overall rankings when juxtaposed to that of other countries.

Richmond UTR-CTA Teachers Protest CTA Push For Privatization & Charter Schools- On 11/30/2009 at a United Teachers of Richmond union assembly, teachers spoke out about the push by the California Teachers Association for privatization of the schools and the role of the UTR president in manipulating and rigging an election for their contract. Additional videos include YouTube - utrprotest-UTR Rank and File Teachers Occupy Executive Offices In Response To Rigged Ratification On Concession Contract http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eq6eInj5pA4 Richmond UTR-CTA Teachers Speak On Contract Fight, Privatization & Rigged Union Vote http://blip.tv/file/2878250 Position of CTA in support of Charter Schools | CTA http://www.cta.org/issues/other/Charter+Schools.htm Produced by the Labor Video Project P.O. Box 720027, San Francisco 94172 (415)282-1908 www.laborvideo.blip.tv www.laborvideo.org

On November 18, 2009, a delegate assembly of United Teachers Of Richmond UTR-CTA was held in San Pablo . It took place after a rigged vote by the UTR president who manipulated the election in favor of a concession contract. UTR members and activists spoke about the contract, the drive for charter privatization by the UTR-CTA and state CTA leadership and the illegal manipulation of the contract vote with the calling of the police by the President Pixie Hayward Schiclele to arrest union members who were at the union hall to protect the ballots. Produced By Labor Video Project P.O. Box 720027, San Francisco, CA 94172 www.laborvideo.blip.tv www.laborvideo.org For more information YouTube - utrprotest by UTR teachers to protest rigged contract vote http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eq6eInj5pA4 The November 9th occupation of the UTR executive offices, in response to the questionable (and eventually determined inaccurate) count of votes to ratify the tentative agreement. Video by Craig Gordon Edited/Produced by Eric Reed

On November 18, 2009, a delegate assembly of United Teachers Of Richmond UTR-CTA was held in San Pablo . It took place after a rigged vote by the UTR president who manipulated the election results in favor of a concession contract. UTR members and activists spoke about the contract, the drive for charter privatization by the UTR-CTA and state CTA leadership and the illegal manipulation of the contract vote with the calling of the police by the President Pixie Hayward Schiclele to arrest union members who were at the union hall to protect the ballots. Produced by The Labor Video Project P.O. Box 720027San Francisco, CA 94172 laborvideo.blip.tv www.laborvideo.org

Secretary Duncan, the Reverend Al Sharpton, and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich continue to showcase the strength of bipartisanship when discussing education reform and the RTT's goal of increasing student achievement while on MSNBC's 'Meet the Press'. While on tour, the group has made a point to visit high-performing public charter schools.