Today’s episode offers a teacher's firsthand account of the challenges within the American public education system, particularly in Los Angeles. The author of the source article, Dr. Jaime Hoerricks, highlights the daily realities of low wages that force long commutes, the pervasive threat of ICE raids in immigrant communities, and the deep-seated segregation in school funding tied to property values. Furthermore, Dr. Hoerricks criticises proposed federal budget cuts as a deliberate assault on urban and working-class schools, designed to facilitate privatisation. Despite these systemic pressures and the temptation to succumb to despair, she emphasises a growing sense of revolutionary optimism through teacher union solidarity and strong community alliances, viewing collective action as a powerful force against injustice. Ultimately, she underscores the idea that the fight for education is intrinsically linked to the larger struggle for dignity and a just future.
Here’s the link to the source article: https://open.substack.com/pub/autside/p/back-to-school-in-a-broken-system
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