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TEACHERS RISING[col. writ. 5/16/18] ©’18 Mumia Abu-Jamal It began in America’s poorest states and is spreading like wildfire. First came Kentucky, then a slew of others: Arizona, West Virginia, Oklahoma, Colorado -- if you think about it, these are, for the most part, conservative states and yet these are places where teachers, amond the most poorly-paid state\local workers at a public institution, are walking out and uniting to demand better pay, and better state support for their mission -teaching kids.  In recent years the assault on teaching as a valued profession has left me shocked and disturbed. Why this assault on teachers? Because teachers are presumed to be liberal, and tend to support Democratic candidates. There’s yet another reason: conservative hatred of public schools, and their affection for private and often charter schools. But as teachers rise and fight back, they are winning, and showing that they -- and labor -- can fight back and win.This insidious war against teachers is a war against t