Education

Support grows for striking Quebec students

May 29, 2012 By Tim Pelzer

Police repression coupled with draconian measures to limit peaceful protest have failed to stop a student strike in Quebec.

Thousands protest Philly school closings, layoffs

May 25, 2012 By John Vago

Responding to a call by SEIU, more than a thousand people marched through downtown and rallied in front of the School Reform Commission offices.

University of Oregon backs off attack on union

May 10, 2012 By Stefan Ostrach

A new faculty union was certified by the Oregon Employment Relations Board shortly after the university's administration dropped legal objections it had filed.

Republican war spreads to students

May 8, 2012 By PW Editorial Board

Republican senators today filibustered the Stop Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act. Their action threatens to create havoc with the economy, and wreck the country's future.

Philly school “restructure” plan meets stiff opposition

April 30, 2012 By Ben Sears

As this city's School Reform Commission prepares to roll out a plan for the radical "restructuring" of one of the nation's largest school districts, resistance is building.