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Teachers union leaders split as panel starts rewriting education law

April 17, 2015 By PAI

Leaders of the nation's two large teachers' unions are split on a bipartisan effort by a key Senate committee to rewrite the federal aid-to-education law.

Gutting teacher tenure hurts the children

April 10, 2015 By Toni Smith Thompson

Public education is under attack. Our children are labeled failures and teachers are criticized as lazy, ineffective, and overpaid.

California teachers fight to save their union and the schools

March 25, 2015 By Michelle Kern

Unionized California teachers are among the many categories of workers nationwide whose unions are under attack by anti-labor lawmakers.

Today in women’s and labor history: Teachers unite in NYC

March 16, 2015 By Special to People’s World

The United Federation of Teachers was formed to represent New York City public school teachers on March 16, 1960.

Corporations using LA election to exert control over schools

March 6, 2015 By David Trujillo

The teachers' union, plus parents and community leaders, faced off against a powerful, well-financed challenge.