Photos About Why Things Are As They Are

Rouge Forum Conference 2011

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NEA RA 2010 New Orleans

Gibson Walks the Bus Line.JPG
Gibson Walks the Bus Line.JPG 2010-07-05

9,000 Postcards to Duncan (That'll fix him--NEA voted to not demand his resignat
9,000 Postcards to Duncan (That'll fix him--NEA voted to not demand his resignation).JPG 2010-07-06

2010 Tshirt Attacking Race to Top.JPG
2010 Tshirt Attacking Race to Top.JPG 2010-07-06

Actually Creating Dues Income for NEA Bosses.JPG
Actually Creating Dues Income for NEA Bosses.JPG 2010-07-03

Creationists Make Their Annual Appearance.jpg
Creationists Make Their Annual Appearance.jpg 2010-07-08

Dedicated Delegates With Key NEA Slogan for the RA.JPG
Dedicated Delegates With Key NEA Slogan for the RA.JPG 2010-07-05

Delegates Play Dodge Ball during a break.JPG
Delegates Play Dodge Ball during a break.JPG 2010-07-06

Delegates Stick to it--at their Seats or in Caucuses about 11 hours a day.JPG
Delegates Stick to it--at their Seats or in Caucuses about 11 hours a day.JPG 2010-07-06

Dian Ravitch, NEA's Official Friend of Education (with friends like these...).JP
Dian Ravitch, NEA's Official Friend of Education (with friends like these...).JPG 2010-07-06

Do Your Own Thing.JPG
Do Your Own Thing.JPG 2010-07-04

Fundraising Frenzy for NEA Pac.JPG
Fundraising Frenzy for NEA Pac.JPG 2010-07-03

Funny Hats and Good Humor are a RA Tradition.JPG
Funny Hats and Good Humor are a RA Tradition.JPG 2010-07-06

Giant NEA Petition To Congress.JPG
Giant NEA Petition To Congress.JPG 2010-07-05

Lily Eskelsen, NEA Secretary Treasurer, Who Paid Former NEA President Reg Weaver
Lily Eskelsen, NEA Secretary Treasurer, Who Paid Former NEA President Reg Weaver $686,949 for the last year of his wasted presidency.JPG 2010-07-05

Lots of Anti High Stakes Fervor.JPG
Lots of Anti High Stakes Fervor.JPG 2010-07-03

More than 9,200 Delegates at 2010 RA.JPG
More than 9,200 Delegates at 2010 RA.JPG 2010-07-06

My Seat 200 Yards from Podium.JPG
My Seat 200 Yards from Podium.JPG 2010-07-05

NEA Distributed the Ugliest Target Carry All Bags in the History of the World.JP
NEA Distributed the Ugliest Target Carry All Bags in the History of the World.JPG 2010-07-02

NEA Exec Promising Voting Results, This time....JPG
NEA Exec Promising Voting Results, This time....JPG 2010-07-04

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NEA Postcard to the Void.jpg 2010-07-09

NEA Poster Hinting at Bank Bailout, Urging Members to Vote Their Way out of Clas
NEA Poster Hinting at Bank Bailout, Urging Members to Vote Their Way out of Class Rule.JPG 2010-07-05

NEA President Van Roekel (Nearly All the Ubiquitous Arne Duncan and Obama Images
NEA President Van Roekel (Nearly All the Ubiquitous Arne Duncan and Obama Images of 2009 Vanished in 2010.JPG 2010-07-05

NEA Rejected Calls for Strikes on Oct 7th.JPG
NEA Rejected Calls for Strikes on Oct 7th.JPG 2010-07-07

NEA Touted its Bogus Legislative Victories, Dodging the Obama Hugfest of 2009.JP
NEA Touted its Bogus Legislative Victories, Dodging the Obama Hugfest of 2009.JPG 2010-07-02

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Nope.JPG 2010-07-04

PAC Fundraising, Every Minute.JPG
PAC Fundraising, Every Minute.JPG 2010-07-06

Patriotism Runs Wild at RA's.JPG
Patriotism Runs Wild at RA's.JPG 2010-07-04

Ravitch and Van Roekel.JPG
Ravitch and Van Roekel.JPG 2010-07-06

Ravitch on Charters.JPG
Ravitch on Charters.JPG 2010-07-06

Ravitch Proving Patriots and Warmakers Can Oppose the Ratt.JPG
Ravitch Proving Patriots and Warmakers Can Oppose the Ratt.JPG 2010-07-06

Real Title Turning Hope into Hype.JPG
Real Title Turning Hope into Hype.JPG 2010-07-03

Seated by States, Delegates Do Persever and Enjoy a Sense of Community, Friendsh
Seated by States, Delegates Do Persever and Enjoy a Sense of Community, Friendship.JPG 2010-07-05

State Contests for Pac $ Plus Prize Drawings!.JPG
State Contests for Pac $ Plus Prize Drawings!.JPG 2010-07-06

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That would be a Texas Shirt.JPG 2010-07-04

The Morial Convention Center, Challenged by 2 Simultaneous Events of 65,000 peop
The Morial Convention Center, Challenged by 2 Simultaneous Events of 65,000 people.JPG 2010-07-06

The Now Perennial Peace and Justice Caucus T-shirt.JPG
The Now Perennial Peace and Justice Caucus T-shirt.JPG 2010-07-03

The Script NEA delegates read to congress, on Camera.JPG
The Script NEA delegates read to congress, on Camera.JPG 2010-07-03

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This Question was Never Answered.JPG 2010-07-07

Thousands of Honest Dedicated People Tried Hard to Address Real Problems.JPG
Thousands of Honest Dedicated People Tried Hard to Address Real Problems.JPG 2010-07-03

Two Delegates Carried This Poster at the Bus Lines.JPG
Two Delegates Carried This Poster at the Bus Lines.JPG 2010-07-07

Up and Down Signs Indicating Leadership or Caucus Decisions.JPG
Up and Down Signs Indicating Leadership or Caucus Decisions.JPG 2010-07-04

Vacillating Reactionary Diane Ravitch Invokes Higher Power as she pleads her Pro
Vacillating Reactionary Diane Ravitch Invokes Higher Power as she pleads her Prodigal Priestess Role.JPG 2010-07-06

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View from the back-- Vote Yes!.JPG 2010-07-05

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Wild Standing O for Ravitch.JPG 2010-07-06

Detroit November 2009 Schools

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DPS Computer Lab By JAMES GRIFFIOEN

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DTW Airport Mural includes a host of criminals like Jimmy Hoffa, his sellout son, one one honest person: Rosa Parks.

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Steve Yokich was the sellout boss of the UAW, heaping concession on concession. Today, the UAW is nothing but a big bank account protected by religious fanatics like Prez Gettlefinger and thugs. Coleman Young was a front man for the Big Three and white suburbanites while claiming militancy. He oversaw the rapid decay of Detroit, and did all he could to assist it.

640 Temple, Once the Largest Welfare Office
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Classic Wreck of East Side Detroit Home in a Field
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This is what Detroit kids see on the way to school
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One of 69 Detroit Schools Closed and Stripped
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Scrappers overcame years of school induced patriotism and turned, rather, to the doctrine of hard work when they cut down the flag pole at this school.

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Dexter Ferry SchoolBoyerBlue.JPG 2009-11-13

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Dexter Ferry 2.JPG 2009-11-13

Scrappers Beware! Phooey!
Detroit names those who strip buildings, "Scrappers." There are 69 empty Detroit schools, fully scrapped. The doors on this school will probably be gone by December, along with the printed warnings.

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DPS Today's Lesson.JPG 2009-11-13

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DPS No Homework Ever.JPG 2009-11-13

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That's educator Bill Boyer appraising the results of lots and lots of homework for generations of Detroit students. And their response.

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DPS Fuck the Police.JPG 2009-11-13

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DPS Office.JPG 2009-11-13

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DPS Closed 3.JPG 2009-11-13

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DPS Closed Lab.JPG 2009-11-13

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The American Civilization textbook lay alone, inside this ruin of a school, a harbinger of the real American Civilization. That's educator Bill Boyer peering into the future.

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DPS Am Civ.JPG 2009-11-13

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DPS Closed Sherrad.JPG 2009-11-13

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DPS Closed Sherrad 2.JPG 2009-11-13

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DPS Closed Sherrad 3.JPG 2009-11-13

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Zoom in on this photo to see the "I love my school" slogan for the Language Immersion Institute.

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Standing in the outfield of the Detroit Stars ballpark, educator Bill Boyer joyfully holds the lucky dollar he found while examining the ruins of old Detroit. Happy Day!