Badass Teachers Association [SEP] inception
Badass Teachers Association
The Badass Teachers Association (BAT or BATs) is an education and social justice activist organization that challenges what it sees as "corporate-driven" education reform efforts and advocates for social justice.
History.
The Badass Teachers Association (BAT) is an American education activist organization. BAT was founded on June 14, 2013 by Priscilla Sanstead and Mark D. Naison. Mark Naison left BAT in April 2014.
The BAT mission statement says that the organization was created to give voice to every teacher
was expose the hoax of education privatization.
- November 28, 2014 - Members of the Washington State Badass Teachers Association plan a Boycott of Microsoft on Black Friday.
- February 10, 2015 - Members of the Florida Badass Teachers Association protest an education summit held by Jeb Bush. FLBATS protest Bush's education policies that have been reported to be a massive failure in Florida.
- June 23, 2015 - The Oregon State Badass Teachers Association led a protest against testing giant Pearson at their national conference held at the