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    About 1,000 teachers and their supporters marched to the state Capitol on Saturday in protest of the state’s new teacher evaluation system and their frustration with Gov. Susana Martinez. The teachers vowed to ‘take back education.’ Jane Phillips/The New Mexican

Hundreds teachers descend on Capitol, protesting governor’s initiatives

Hundreds teachers descend on Capitol, protesting governor’s initiatives

Educator Ron Murray of Albuquerque holds up a sign during a teacher protest Saturday at the state Capitol. About 1,000 teachers rallied, saying they plan to ‘take back education’ in the state. Jane Phillips/The New Mexican

Hundreds teachers descend on Capitol, protesting governor’s initiatives Retired teacher Steve West of Carlsbad applauds during the education rally. Jane Phillips/The New Mexican

 Posted: Saturday, February 15, 2014 8:00 pm         |   Updated: 12:28 am, Sun Feb 16, 2014.                      

Hundreds of teachers descend on Capitol, protesting governor’s initiatives
By Robert Nott The New Mexican

Hundreds of educators descended on the Roundhouse on Saturday in what one of their leaders called a “war on the war on education.”

“We are in a war for the very soul of the students we teach,” an impassioned Earl Wiman, a member of the executive committee of the National Education Association and former NEA president for Tennessee, told the crowd at the Roundhouse. “It must be a fight true to our moral values.”