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Teachers Group Endorses Barron for Congress

NYCTeachers.com believes that Charles Barron will fight charter schools.

NYCTeachers.com, a teacher group that is not affiliated with the United Federation of Teachers or New York City’s Department of Education, has announced their endorsement of Charles Barron, D-East New York, for the seat in Congress .

The endorsement is NYCTeachers.com’s first for a political candidate, though they felt the need to speak up due to “the onslaught of teacher bashing that continues throughout the media and within the DOE,” according to a statement.

According to the group:

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It is imperative that NYC teachers support and vote only for candidates who care about the needs of teachers and students. Charles Barron has shown over many years that he stands with the teachers of NYC. He has stood with teachers at rallies to fight school closings, rallies to fight charter schools, which is an attempt to kill unions and he has been on the frontlines with the teachers of New York City.

NYCTeachers.com says that Barron’s opponent, Hakeem Jeffries, “is a supporter of increasing charter schools and crushing the [teachers] union.”

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