Education
Union baiting equals hating
June 9, 2010A couple of months ago, I heard Joel Klein, head of New York's Department of Education, blame the teachers' union contract for the fact that there are a lot of Jewish holidays on the school calendar
Read moreThe otherworldly attack on public education
June 3, 2010The crisis in U.S. public education is beginning to read like something out of the theater of the absurd.
Read moreJudge blocks furloughs for CUNY faculty
May 28, 2010NEW YORK - Union leaders say the injunction issued today, May 28, by U.S. District Judge Lawrence Kahn is a victory for both the Professional Staff Congress and the City University of New York students.
Read moreThousands descend on City Hall to stop teacher layoffs
May 28, 2010Over 4,000 teachers, parents and students surrounded City Hall and stopped traffic here May 25 demanding no teacher layoffs or funding cuts for the city's public schools.
Read moreChild care on the chopping block
May 28, 2010Angelina Padilla, a single mother of four, receives help with child care for her two youngest.
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