I posted a video early last week of Matt Damon defending teachers while attending the “Save our Schools March” in Washington. It was very popular, probably because Matt is popular and he had some great things to say. I figured I better give it a little more context and share some more videos of his speech at the march. While I don’t agree with everything said at the march, public education does need a “shakedown” and one from actual educators. Check it out below:

The Save Our Schools March and National Call to Action is a grassroots movement dedicated to restoring educator, parent, student, and community influence over education policy and practice. We are a varied group of people with different perspectives, experiences, and views on education. But we agree that those who know the most about education, our schools, and our communities—the educators, students, families and communities in and around them—should be the ones to have the most influence over education policy and practice. Our goal is to put public school stakeholders back at the center of all education policy conversations, and to refocus national, state, and local efforts on providing the resources and support schools need in order to provide a high-quality education for each and every student.