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Accepting union challenge, Kamala Harris spends day with teachers

May 8, 2019 By Mark Gruenberg

The Democratic presidential nomination candidate says her education plan would give the average teacher a $13,500 yearly raise.

Joyce Provost Wheeler, distinguished teacher and lifelong activist, dies at age 78

March 25, 2019 By Special to People’s World

She was a gifted school teacher, union leader, international solidarity activist, and a member of the Communist Party USA.

Weingarten: Teachers strikes “successful examples” of community-based action benefiting workers

March 18, 2019 By Mark Gruenberg

The teachers' strike in West Virginia last year was a shot heard across the nation with teachers all over the country following suit with strikes and job actions.

Oakland teachers’ strike victory: Billionaires won’t determine our kids’ futures

March 5, 2019 By Marilyn Bechtel

Along with salary increases, teachers also won a pause on school closures and a moratorium on publicly-funded but privately-run charter schools.

Community, labor support strong and growing for striking Oakland teachers

March 1, 2019 By Marilyn Bechtel

A big concern is that school closings will force more and more students into privately run charter schools.