TALK OF THE TOWN LIVE with MIKE AGUIRRE Sat 11am-Noon

PUBLIC EDUCATION, DEMOCRACY, UNIONS

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TODAY Mike is in conversation with Monique Barrett, Vice President of the SDEA. The San Diego Education Association is the second largest teachers union in California with more than 6800 teachers in about 174 schools in San Diego Unified serving around 90,000 students. SDEA is affiliated with the California Teachers Union, the National Education Association and the AFL-CIO.

Monique Barrett, SDEA Vice President, is a 20-year veteran special education teacher. She also holds a multiple subject credential and is in the process of completing her National Boards. She is a CTA State Council Representative, an NEA Representative Assembly delegate, a San Diego Labor Council Delegate, a social, racial, and restorative justice advocate , activist, and organizer.