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SEIU Graduate Workers Union in stalled talks at Illinois State University
March 1, 2021Winning a union was tough enough for the graduate student workers at ISU but negotiating a contract has been even harder.
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Biden could cancel student debt. Will he?
December 7, 2020The federal government owns 92 percent of all student debt owed in this country. Canceling it could provide a huge stimulus.
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Philly school board backtracks on reopening plans
August 14, 2020The Philadelphia Board of Education voted 7-1 not to reopen brick-and-mortar schools in September.
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Teachers on re-opening schools: “Not without protecting kids”
July 10, 2020When the issue comes down to reopening the nation’s schools as the coronavirus plague continues, GOP President Donald Trump says “yes,” but leaders of teachers unions say “no."
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‘Requiem: This Earth, Our Home’: A high school chorus tackles climate change
March 3, 2020An imposing mass of 85 students from the Van Nuys High School choirs, ranging from freshmen to seniors, sang with a 17-piece orchestra, all but two of them student musicians. Fourteen students had solo parts singing...
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