Education
Today in labor history: Eisenhower enforces racial integration in Little Rock
September 24, 2012Orval Faubus tried to prevent schools in Little Rock from integrating, despite the fact that the Supreme Court had ordered the desegregation of public schools three years prior.
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Part-time faculty pay reaching poverty level
September 21, 2012The American Federation of Teachers recently highlighted the tenuous employment and poor compensation of part-time college teachers.
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Parents and students back Chicago teachers
September 18, 2012Hundreds of parents and students demonstrated their solidarity with striking Chicago teachers in rallies across the city Sept.18.
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Chicago teachers to vote Sunday on ending strike
September 14, 2012CHICAGO- Teachers here will vote on Sunday, Sept. 16, whether to continue or end the weeklong strike. Some 800 elected union delegates met today and decided they needed to see - in writing - more details...
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Chicago teachers: “Assault on public education needs to end here”
September 13, 2012"We didn't start this fight; the assault on public education started here and it needs to end here," declared Karen Lewis, president of the Chicago Teachers Union.
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