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Occupy Wall Street protests outside Department of Education
- 11-08-2011
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By Joy Resmovits/Huffington Post
On Monday evening, about 200 students, parents, school aides and educators associated with Occupy Wall Street congregated on the steps of the New York City Department of Education in lower Manhattan to "occupy the DOE." The crowd vented its frustrations about K-12 education in the form of a General Assembly, the consensus-building method Occupy Wall Street protesters originated in Zuccotti Park. The event was the first official General Assembly held on education, beginning what organizers said they hoped would become a recurring series of events. The protesters aired their concerns about charter schools, mayoral control of schools, budget cuts and standardized tests. (more...)
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