The Struggle in Chicago
What pushed Chicago’s teachers past their breaking point and onto picket lines last week? The strike, which at this…
Strike Against Inequality
Christie Thompson All eyes were on Chicago this week, as 29,000 teachers took to the streets to strike. Reports…
House Republicans Denounce Federal Labor Board’s Actions as Threatening Colleges
By Peter Schmidt […] Several Democrats on hand for the hearing repeatedly challenged the premises underlying the hearing and…
Senators Are Urged to Help Protect State Money for Higher Education
By Eric Kelderman A panel of higher-education leaders outlined for a U.S. Senate committee the ways that states and…
Teachers and the Death of the American Worker
By Paul L. Thomas, Ed.D. Is the pushback we’re seeing against Chicago’s striking teachers just another symptom of the…
Let Teachers Run the School
By Glen Lineberry, High School Teacher When I was in school, admittedly a good long while ago, teachers mostly…
National Schools Debate Is on Display in Chicago
By Motoko Rich CHICAGO — What started here as a traditional labor fight over pay, benefits and working conditions…
Teachers’ Leader in Chicago Strike Shows Her Edge
By Monica Davey Steven Yaccino CHICAGO — When it comes to demanding, pushing and sparring, few people could even…
Chicago Teachers Push Back Against Neoliberal Education Reform
By Matthew Cunningham-Cook Picket lines can be sordid affairs. When a union is on strike or locked out—like the…
Chicago teachers strike: Could it happen in New Jersey?
By Leslie Brody, Staff Writer. The Record. Teachers are walking picket lines in Chicago over job security, compensation and…
NJ Schools Prepare to Implement New Teacher Evaluations
With teacher’s tenure now tied to the evaluations, state sets deadlines for districts to decide on the process and…
In Standoff, Latest Sign of Unions Under Siege
By Steven Greenhouse The high-stakes strike by 26,000 public school teachers in Chicago is only the latest episode in…
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