Education
Mississippi school bus drivers win $5 an hour raise with one-day strike
January 28, 2022The Message from Fight for $15 was simple: “Strikes work.”
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Chicago schools lock out teachers after union votes for distance learning
January 5, 2022“The educators of this city want to be in their classrooms with their students. Regrettably, the Mayor and her CPS leadership have put the safety of our students and their educators in jeopardy.”
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School board wars: Republicans’ anti-CRT strategy less successful than they hoped
December 22, 2021“People are looking for common-sense leaders who are going to do good things for their kids,” one union leader says. “It’s a sign that voters are shouting out for sanity.”
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Iranian teachers strike, demand money for education and freedom for jailed union leader
December 14, 2021A new teacher evaluation scheme is going to cost a lot more than authorities are willing to pay, and a top trade union leader remains behind bars.
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AFGE gets legal win vs. ex-Pres. Trump’s Education Department
December 9, 2021Trump Education Secretary Betsy Devos was found guilty on 14 counts of breaking labor law.
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