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…
Romney-Ryan Prep School Fantasies: Wrong About Teachers… and Parents
By John Nichols Politicians who are hellbent on undermining—and ultimately privatizing—public education in America often imagine that parents share…
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…
Ailing Public and Private Schools Consider Conversion to Charter
While option to convert to charter schools grows across nation, just one parochial school in NJ has applied By…
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