Learning from Our History: The Role of the New York Collective of Radical Educators in Movements for Educational Justice
Educator activists can play an important role in transforming not only what happens inside classrooms but also larger educational systems. While recent focus in research has been on social justice caucuses in teacher unions, there are also radical educator collectives like the New York Collective o...
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| author | Jenna Queenan Natalia Ortiz Pam Segura Rosie Frascella Ashia Troiano Liz Velazquez |
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Educator activists can play an important role in transforming not only what happens inside classrooms but also larger educational systems. While recent focus in research has been on social justice caucuses in teacher unions, there are also radical educator collectives like the New York Collective of Radical Educators (NYCoRE) that organize outside of union spaces. In this article, we (the current NYCoRE leadership body) analyze the historical impact of NYCoRE to theorize about the role of educator collectives in educational justice movements. Using oral history interviews with founding members of NYCoRE, we found that NYCoRE has provided a political home for radical educators, supported critical professional development, and prepared educators to contribute to educational justice movements. National implications are discussed.
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| spelling | doaj.art-d5851f0f76d240de868a6ce96977e1c22024-04-03T18:25:28ZengUniversity Library System, University of PittsburghRadical Teacher1941-08322024-04-0112810.5195/rt.2024.1010Learning from Our History: The Role of the New York Collective of Radical Educators in Movements for Educational JusticeJenna Queenan0Natalia OrtizPam SeguraRosie FrascellaAshia TroianoLiz VelazquezCity University of New York - Graduate Center Educator activists can play an important role in transforming not only what happens inside classrooms but also larger educational systems. While recent focus in research has been on social justice caucuses in teacher unions, there are also radical educator collectives like the New York Collective of Radical Educators (NYCoRE) that organize outside of union spaces. In this article, we (the current NYCoRE leadership body) analyze the historical impact of NYCoRE to theorize about the role of educator collectives in educational justice movements. Using oral history interviews with founding members of NYCoRE, we found that NYCoRE has provided a political home for radical educators, supported critical professional development, and prepared educators to contribute to educational justice movements. National implications are discussed. https://radicalteacher.library.pitt.edu/ojs/radicalteacher/article/view/1010K-12 teachersteacher activismcritical professional developmentradical teachers |
| spellingShingle | Jenna Queenan Natalia Ortiz Pam Segura Rosie Frascella Ashia Troiano Liz Velazquez Learning from Our History: The Role of the New York Collective of Radical Educators in Movements for Educational Justice Radical Teacher K-12 teachers teacher activism critical professional development radical teachers |
| title | Learning from Our History: The Role of the New York Collective of Radical Educators in Movements for Educational Justice |
| title_full | Learning from Our History: The Role of the New York Collective of Radical Educators in Movements for Educational Justice |
| title_fullStr | Learning from Our History: The Role of the New York Collective of Radical Educators in Movements for Educational Justice |
| title_full_unstemmed | Learning from Our History: The Role of the New York Collective of Radical Educators in Movements for Educational Justice |
| title_short | Learning from Our History: The Role of the New York Collective of Radical Educators in Movements for Educational Justice |
| title_sort | learning from our history the role of the new york collective of radical educators in movements for educational justice |
| topic | K-12 teachers teacher activism critical professional development radical teachers |
| url | https://radicalteacher.library.pitt.edu/ojs/radicalteacher/article/view/1010 |
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