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Educators of NYC, Dan Alicea

Educators of NYC is a community of NYC public school educators. We are reimagining better public schools for ALL, together. Our priorities are - Equity & Justice, Democracy, Accountability, Responsiveness, Unionism, Professionalism & Pedagogy.

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    Dad. Educator. Disrupter. God wrestler. A lead organizer of EONYC.

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