schools
Weingarten: Post-pandemic schools should retool education
May 14, 2021The reopening of schools, she says, is an opportunity to remake public education in service of kids and in support of teachers
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Supreme Court tackles student free speech in social media age
May 4, 2021Case splits First Amendment advocates and teachers unions.
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AFT, NEA protest new anti-virus school reopening guidelines
April 8, 2021Two biggest teacher unions want social distancing guidelines that are stricter than those put forward by Biden administration.
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Some children to return to Chicago classrooms next week
February 12, 2021By a 2 to 1 vote, Chicago Teachers Union members approve a re-opening plan.
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Dems try to push through school funding, wage increase
February 10, 2021“We’re going to talk about the state of the economy, the recovery package. We’re going to talk about infrastructure down the road, and also about the minimum wage."
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