Education
Republicans’ so-called ‘Parents Bill of Rights’ is cover for racism, homophobia, and censorship
March 24, 2023Educators and their unions are fighting back.
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How 250 young workers on food stamps brought a billion-dollar institution to heel
March 24, 2023Temple University striker: “We weren’t on the picket line every day just for the wages, healthcare, or benefits—we were there because that’s where all our best friends were.”
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Parents, teachers, NAACP oppose Texas right-wing Gov. Abbott’s ‘hostile takeover’ of Houston schools
March 17, 2023Abbott has escalated his war against the people of color in his state’s largest city. But Houston’s Black and brown residents, led by its teachers union and the NAACP, are fighting back.
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30,000 L.A. school support staffers to strike; teachers refuse to cross picket line
March 17, 2023This majority-woman workforce—cafeteria workers, bus drivers, custodians, and special ed assistants—make an average of only $25,000 a year.
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Lunch ladies strike after Hastings, Minn., school board stonewalls contract negotiations
March 6, 2023Superintendent gets $35,000 raise; food service workers offered 35 cents.
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