Iowa educators protest public education cuts at May Day protests
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[{'start': '0.240', 'end': '4.080', 'text': 'Today, public educators are calling for'}, {'start': '2.399', 'end': '6.640', 'text': 'changes in honor of International'}, {'start': '4.080', 'end': '8.320', 'text': 'Workers Day today, also known as Mayday.'}, {'start': '6.640', 'end': '10.240', 'text': 'Lissa, you went to a Mayday rally here'}, {'start': '8.320', 'end': '12.160', 'text': 'in the metro. What conversations took'}, {'start': '10.240', 'end': '13.679', 'text': 'place there? Well, Stephanie, the rally'}, {'start': '12.160', 'end': '15.519', 'text': 'held in De Moines today was part of a'}, {'start': '13.679', 'end': '17.520', 'text': 'bigger initiative happening nationwide.'}, {'start': '15.519', 'end': '19.600', 'text': 'The Iowa State Education Association'}, {'start': '17.520', 'end': '21.359', 'text': 'provided a chance for educators and'}, {'start': '19.600', 'end': '23.439', 'text': 'advocates to speak about the issues'}, {'start': '21.359', 'end': '24.880', 'text': "regarding unions and the state's public"}, {'start': '23.439', 'end': '30.560', 'text': "school system. Here's what they had to"}, {'start': '24.880', 'end': '33.600', 'text': 'say. Power. Union. Power. Union. Power'}, {'start': '30.560', 'end': '35.600', 'text': 'Union power. The lawn of Goodrell Middle'}, {'start': '33.600', 'end': '37.680', 'text': 'School was packed with educators, union'}, {'start': '35.600', 'end': '39.760', 'text': 'advocates, and community members as they'}, {'start': '37.680', 'end': '41.680', 'text': "demand better circumstances for Iowa's"}, {'start': '39.760', 'end': '43.719', 'text': 'public education system and teachers'}, {'start': '41.680', 'end': '46.960', 'text': 'unions. In this'}, {'start': '43.719', 'end': '48.719', 'text': 'state, teachers have always led the way'}, {'start': '46.960', 'end': '50.879', 'text': 'when it comes to collective bargaining'}, {'start': '48.719', 'end': '52.719', 'text': 'and unionization. Superintendent of De'}, {'start': '50.879', 'end': '54.320', 'text': 'Moine Public Schools Dr. Ian Roberts'}, {'start': '52.719', 'end': '56.160', 'text': 'took to the podium to say he believes'}, {'start': '54.320', 'end': '58.480', 'text': 'now more than ever the state is seeing a'}, {'start': '56.160', 'end': '61.000', 'text': 'direct attack on public education and a'}, {'start': '58.480', 'end': '63.359', 'text': 'thriving democracy. We will not'}, {'start': '61.000', 'end': '64.960', 'text': "cowtow. We're not going to lay down."}, {'start': '63.359', 'end': '67.600', 'text': "We're going to keep standing and"}, {'start': '64.960', 'end': '71.280', 'text': 'fighting strong because we know that if'}, {'start': '67.600', 'end': '73.600', 'text': "we allow our system to be eroded. We're"}, {'start': '71.280', 'end': '76.479', 'text': 'not going to have a thriving de mo, a'}, {'start': '73.600', 'end': '78.479', 'text': 'thriving central Iowa, or a thriving'}, {'start': '76.479', 'end': '80.320', 'text': 'state of Iowa. A local educator spoke of'}, {'start': '78.479', 'end': '82.560', 'text': 'the effects of legislation passed last'}, {'start': '80.320', 'end': '84.880', 'text': 'session altering area education agency'}, {'start': '82.560', 'end': '86.640', 'text': 'funds and positions, saying she fears'}, {'start': '84.880', 'end': '88.479', 'text': 'for the future of access to resources'}, {'start': '86.640', 'end': '90.720', 'text': "for Iowa's most vulnerable students."}, {'start': '88.479', 'end': '92.400', 'text': 'Some areas of Iowa, I worry that our'}, {'start': '90.720', 'end': '94.079', 'text': 'students will go without services'}, {'start': '92.400', 'end': '96.560', 'text': 'because nothing might be available in'}, {'start': '94.079', 'end': '98.479', 'text': 'our rural areas. A DMPS bilingual family'}, {'start': '96.560', 'end': '100.240', 'text': 'liaison spoke on the recent changes to'}, {'start': '98.479', 'end': '102.159', 'text': 'immigration policies and the impacts'}, {'start': '100.240', 'end': '104.479', 'text': 'they have on Latino students in central'}, {'start': '102.159', 'end': '106.479', 'text': 'Iowa, saying ice rates and deportation'}, {'start': '104.479', 'end': '108.640', 'text': 'are a fear among even the documented'}, {'start': '106.479', 'end': '111.759', 'text': 'students, sending this message to them'}, {'start': '108.640', 'end': '114.640', 'text': 'and their families. We see them, we'}, {'start': '111.759', 'end': '117.680', 'text': 'validate them, that we will be here to'}, {'start': '114.640', 'end': '120.640', 'text': 'support them and to help them succeed'}, {'start': '117.680', 'end': '123.360', 'text': 'whether or not ICE is in our community'}, {'start': '120.640', 'end': '126.159', 'text': 'knocking on our doors. Lissa Leon, Local'}, {'start': '123.360', 'end': '126.159', 'text': '5 News.'}]