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Take and share our survey: https://forms.gle/H3sfzLrsVvYSPKf18 At our last meeting we created the beginning of our action plan to...
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- Nov 3
- 2 min
DC-CORE Calls for an Immediate Ceasefire in Gaza and for Our Members and Allies to Take Action
On Sunday, October 29th the President of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), Randi Weingarten, sent an email that went out to all...
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- Oct 19
- 3 min
SBOE Statement by Alice McNeil regarding DC Early Literacy
I’m Alice McNeill, a language acquisition teacher with DCPS in Ward 5 and previously a reading specialist in Ward 8. I am excited to be...
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dccoreunion
- Oct 18
- 2 min
DCSBOE Testimony from DC-CORE Member Dieter Lehmann Morales
Esteemed Members of the State Board, My name is Dieter Lehmann Morales and I thank you for granting me the opportunity to speak tonight....
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dccoreunion
- Oct 18
- 4 min
DC SBOE Testimony: Fair WTU Contract NOW! Stop Privatization!
I am here today, an educator of 17 years, all of which I have served at HD Woodson High School, a DC Public School in Ward 7. I came to...
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dccoreunion
- May 18
- 1 min
DC-CORE Protests: Mayor Bowser, Pay Educators ON TIME!
On Thursday, May 18th, 2023 educators and allies across DC met at 7AM before school started to demand that we get paid our retroactive...
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dccoreunion
- Mar 16
- 3 min
DC-CORE Statement on School Safety
It is disappointing that the Washington Teachers Union President would sign on to a joint statement focusing on safety in schools and...
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dccoreunion
- Feb 2
- 3 min
Let’s Talk Our Next Contract: Building Member Voice & Power
Purpose: Hold 1-1 or small group discussions around the contract and gather that information in our survey (see below). By getting...
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dccoreunion
- Jan 13
- 2 min
DC-CORE Statement on the Murder of Karon Blake
Karon Blake was a beloved child. He was more than a victim of senseless violence. He has a community of people who care for him as a...
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dccoreunion
- Jan 8
- 1 min
DC-CORE: Join us to fight for a just contract 1/11/23 @5:30PM
On Wednesday, January 11th at 5:30 PM via Zoom the DC Caucus of Rank and File Educators (DC-CORE) will use our general body meeting to...
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dccoreunion
- Dec 13, 2022
- 1 min
DC-CORE Update + Moving Forward
At today's WTU Membership Meeting our Non-Binding Resolution for the Upcoming Contract Negotiations was passed on to an ad-hoc committee...
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dccoreunion
- Dec 11, 2022
- 3 min
DC-CORE taking action to build a more democratic union
Upcoming opportunities to build a more active and democratic union: Tuesday, December 13th at 4:30 PM: WTU Membership Meeting via Zoom....
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dccoreunion
- Dec 8, 2022
- 1 min
Join us to build a more transparent, democratic & active WTU
At the DC-CORE General Body meeting we agreed to move forward and present a resolution on behalf of DC-CORE at the Tuesday, December 13th...
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dccoreunion
- Dec 4, 2022
- 1 min
DC-CORE & WTU Contract Events Dec 5-13th
WTU President Pogue-Lyons has communicated that the Tentative Agreement and electronic ballot to vote on it will be sent to all WTU...
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dccoreunion
- Oct 26, 2022
- 4 min
Teacher Retention Testimony from Alice McNeill
I am Alice McNeill, reading specialist at Garfield Elementary School in Ward 8. First, thank you to the council for holding this hearing...
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- Oct 6, 2022
- 1 min
DC-CORE will Organize to End Over-Testing of Our Students
On Wednesday, October 6th DC-CORE members met to discuss what our priorities should be for this school year as we grow our movement to...
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laurajf5
- Oct 2, 2022
- 1 min
What's Next for DC-CORE? You Decide!
We have only just begun our journey to reform our union into one that is organized, democratic and fights for social justice. On...
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dccoreunion
- Jul 6, 2022
- 2 min
Get Involved to Build a Stronger Union + Fight for a Fair Contract!
Happy first week of summer break! Already much has happened: we rallied for a fair contract and all but one of our endorsed candidates...
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dccoreunion
- Jun 12, 2022
- 2 min
DC-CORE Call to Action: WTU Elections are HERE
WTU Ballots have been arriving in peoples' mailboxes. Our goal is to increase our union's power by increasing turnout. Read on for...
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