Episode 21: Teachers Returning To The Classroom: A Conversation with Aixa Rodriguez and Jia Lee about The Grassroots Movement

On Today's episode we talk to Jia Lee and Aixa Rodriguez from MORE ( Movement for Rank and File Educators) on the pressure on teachers to return to the classroom. Without the help of leaders teachers are gathering in solidarity to come up with safe solutions for students teachers and parents. "We have to turn off the noise and focus on what we can do together by creating a campaign of escalating actions."

Jia Lee is a special education teacher at The Earth School, parent and proud member of MORE. She is also involved in Black Lives Matter at Schools, NYC and NYC Opt Out.

Aixa Rodriguez is featured in the film Warriors of Education. She is a Puerto Rican educator and activist who has been teaching ESL since 2005 with the NYCDOE. She is the founder of Bronx Educators United for Justice recently collaborated with Bronx Power for 3 community meetings called #Vision4BronxSchools bringing together a diverse group of people to discuss public education and envision what the future schools of the Bronx should and could look like if the stakeholders voices were heard, and not the influencing and interfering billionaire philanthrocapitalists.