Education
Today in labor history: Title IX enacted
June 23, 2014Title IX prohibits federally funded educational institutions from discriminating against students or employees based on sex.
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Houston teachers expose problems with ‘teach to the test’
June 12, 2014Now a new lawsuit, filed in federal court in Houston by the AFT's affiliate there, exposes just how pernicious the problems are.
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Camden students and community force honest discussion on education
May 27, 2014Hundreds of students spontaneously, and without permission, left their schools at high noon and marched peacefully to the Camden School District headquarters where they met in protest.
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Massachusetts educators elect a new progressive union leadership
May 23, 2014Madeloni ran on a platform of maintaining and strengthening union rights, labor solidarity, organizing, and opposition to the privatization of public education and to high-stakes testing.
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Today in labor history: First U.S. public school established
May 20, 2014On May 20, 1639, the first American public elementary school was established. This was arguably the beginning of the idea of free public education for all.
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