Budget Cuts

Megan Fox to governor, “Don’t terminate our teachers”

April 8, 2010 By Blake Skylar

Megan Fox fights for public education in a great, new video.

Florida lawmakers put budget woes on backs of retirees

March 24, 2010 By Robert Scott

As the Florida state Senate tries to balance the budget by stripping teachers of pay and the incentive to teach in Florida, they are now going after retirees and pension plans.

MTA public hearing in Brooklyn erupts in a fit of anger

March 8, 2010

A recent NY public hearing on proposed cuts to the city's transit system was the site of considerable rage, with angry protest by the many students on hand as well as a series of others who...

GOP wages war vs. local government

February 25, 2010 By Eric Brooks

In Indiana, GOP Gov. Mitch Daniels is waging war on local communities.

NYC students on Facebook, in the street over MTA cuts

January 8, 2010 By Dan Margolis

Public high school students, as well as teachers and parents, are organizing in new ways against a proposalto take away free-and reduced-price Metrocards currently issued to students.