teachers
New Orleans union teachers to take case to U.S. Supreme Court
November 7, 2014The 7,500 union teachers and staff, fired after the state took over the schools following Hurricane Katrina, are taking their case to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Teachers and parents push hard today to oust Republican governors
November 4, 2014Art teacher Cynthia Bliss laced up her sneakers, grabbed a jacket and spent most of a recent Saturday asking strangers to help oust Republican Gov. Scott Walker from office.
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Injunction halts action against Philly teachers contract
October 29, 2014At stake in this whiplash fight to fund public education is whether the SRC can abrogate the contract with the PFT, imposing its terms.
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Ohio teachers strike, beat back board attack
October 24, 2014The settlement will protect teacher's health care and pensions and establishes, for the first time, a program to control the growth of class sizes.
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Today in labor history: 200,000 students boycott Chicago public schools
October 22, 2014Civil rights groups organized the boycott and demonstration against segregated schools and inadequate resources for black students.
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