Speaking of declarations...

The National Education Association (the nation's largest teachers' union) is holding their annual convention in Denver this weekend. Two things from today:

NEA RA. The largest union in the United States has elected three women of color to lead it. http://t.co/eNT6qh8OMc #NEARA14
— fklonsky (@fklonsky) July 4, 2014

You can read more about the election here; for those from Massachusetts following this, outgoing MTA president Paul Toner did not win a seat on the NEA executive board.

While there were several resolutions passed, I suspect this one is going to get all the press:

speaking of declarations, the nation's largest teachers' union passed a resolution calling for the resignation of the Sec'ty of Education.
— Tracy Novick (@TracyNovick) July 4, 2014

Happy Independence Day!