Education
Biggest academic strike ever: Univ. of Calif. system forces 48K workers to walk
November 15, 2022Besides law-breaking, key issues include low pay, lack of job security, no help for married students, and sexual harassment and discrimination which the university system refuses to confront.
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Meet the billionaire who canceled student loan forgiveness
November 14, 2022If I have to start making $300 monthly student loan payments, I will be back to living paycheck to paycheck.
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55K workers compel Ontario right-wing Premier Ford to back down from anti-strike law
November 9, 2022Canadian labor law is more pro-union than the U.S., with Ontario out front among the country’s provinces. Ford wants to change that.
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Banned book lesson thrusts Oklahoma teacher into campaign
November 7, 2022NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Summer Boismier was living her childhood dream. She grew up a bookworm, became a high school English teacher, and filled both her classroom and home with her favorite literature. She taught her...
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El Tribunal Supremo derechista planea acabar con la acción afirmativa en la educación
November 2, 2022Cuando se trata de defender incluso una forma leve de acción afirmativa, tres grandes sindicatos—el de Maestros (AFT), la Asociación Nacional de Educación (NEA) y el de Empleados de Servicio dicen “sí”—y los jueces de la...
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