A few weeks ago, New Orleans activist Karran Harper Royal was out in sunny Los Angeles – courtesy of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) – to share her two cents about the evils of New Orleans charter schools at a UTLA protest against Eli Broad.
This week, AFT is sending Royal to colder climes – Boston – once again with the same aim of spreading misinformation about the progress seen in New Orleans’ charter schools. This morning, Royal will be the guest of honor at an event being hosted by the Massachusetts Education Justice Network (MEJN).
Sharing the New Orleans story in Boston tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/2SCr2iR6Wp
— Karran Harper Royal (@KHRoyal) October 11, 2015
Royal has been invited to speak to MEJN members about how “NOLA schools were transformed almost overnight into an all-charter district” (of course, as I’ve shown elsewhere, schools weren’t turned into charters overnight). Not surprisingly, one of the main member organizations of MEJN is AFT Massachusetts, which is currently fighting against Governor Charlie Baker’s proposal to raise the charter school cap in Massachusetts.
[WATCH] Governor Baker announces legislation to #LiftTheCap on #CharterSchools in Massachusetts at @brookeschool https://t.co/dKh2r0z2iP
— Charlie Baker (@MassGovernor) October 9, 2015
It seems like every time AFT is engaged in a fight over charter schools, they bring Royal out to help make the case why kids should be denied the education they deserve. I guess that means Karran Harper Royal will be doing a lot of traveling on their behalf. But not to worry, we’ll be keeping tabs on her union-funded exploits here at Citizen Education!
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