Wisconsin Collective Bargaining Law Struck Down By County Judge
By Scott Bauer MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin judge on Friday struck down nearly all of the state law…
What’s Missing From the Chicago Strike Debate
Pedro Noguera The Chicago teachers’ strike added an interesting dynamic to the presidential race. Though the strike is apparently…
Chicago teachers’ strike against reform a battle N.J. should watch
By Star-Ledger Editorial Board The picket line in Chicago is now the front line in the fight for education…
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…
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