Teachers

Thousands in Philadelphia protest attack on public education

The battle of Philadelphia students and teachers has intensified in the wake of the shocking Oct. 6 School Reform Commission…

October 24, 2014

Stops cuts of teachers’ benefits in Philadelphia!

Judge Nina Wright Padilla of the Court of Common Pleas issued a temporary injunction Oct. 20 barring the School Reform…

October 21, 2014

Another protest hits Staples

A Staples store in Center City, Philadelphia, was picketed Oct. 7 by members of the American Postal Workers Union, the…

October 17, 2014

Teachers hold national strike in Britain

Teachers across Britain went on strike March 26 over pay, pensions and teaching conditions. The National Union of Teachers got…

April 5, 2014

UIC strikes: Low-paid adjuncts supported

The repetitious argument about how a college education leads to higher-paid, more secure jobs overpowers both the huge explosion of…

March 1, 2014

Teachers’ unions resist all-out assault

Some $682 billion in public funds was spent in the United States in 2012-13 on pre-K through Grade 12 education.…

February 1, 2014

Teachers’ strike shuts Puerto Rico’s schools

Thousands of teachers, students and their families and progressive organizations shook Puerto Rico’s local government as they went to the…

January 22, 2014

Teachers in Oakland, Calif., demand pay raise

Oakland, Calif., teachers and students protested at the Oakland Unified School District meeting on Dec. 11. Their demands included community…

December 17, 2013

Philadelphia protesters fight for public schools’ future

Despite thunder and rain on Aug. 22, a flood of red T-shirt-wearing protesters overtook Philadelphia’s Comcast Center, home to the…

August 29, 2013

Philly schools may not open on time

Superintendent William Hite of the School District of Philadelphia caused quite a stir on Aug. 10. He said that because…

August 15, 2013