Education
Florida Senate bill is attack on teachers
March 16, 2010According to a proposed bill in the Florida state Senate, teachers will no longer have tenure in the upcoming school year, and it would introduce so-called merit pay.
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The real impediments to good schools
March 5, 2010Blaming teachers' unions for the "failure" of public education is at best a red herring, at worst a cynical way to sow division.
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Thousands march to save public education
March 5, 2010Hundreds of thousands of students, parents, faculty, campus workers and community supporters demonstrated in California and around the country March 4 in a massive protest to save public education.
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In ‘failed state,’ schools face more cuts
March 3, 2010California is at the very heart of what is internationally known as the "American crisis," and its schools are on the chopping block.
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Labor leaders express anger at Obama administration
March 2, 2010In a closed-door meeting, union leaders expressed anger and frustration over what they say is the administration's lack of bold action on jobs, health care and labor law reform, and its support of mass firings of...
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