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Trade unionists ready for a new fight against “repression” | Print edition
Views) : By Yoshita Perera Protesters converged on Nugegoda yesterday, heralding a new wave in their!-->…
Education minister slammed for backing assessment that striking teachers are in breach of contract
STORMONT's education minister should 'draft' a pay deal with the unions instead of suggesting striking teachers could see their pay cut, it has been claimed.
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New education minister threatens teachers’ union boss with legal action for…
For a Conservative education minister, dealing with teachers' unions was never going to be easy.
But Brendan Clarke-Smith had barely been in his new role for six hours before a major spat broke out between him and a headteachers' union…
Federal Court sided with Minnesota teachers union, rules non-members not entitled to refunds –…
MINNEAPOLIS – Minnesota teachers are not entitled to reimbursement of so-called “fair share” fees they paid to unions in the years leading up to a 2018 U.S. Supreme Court ruling declaring the fees unconstitutional .That was…
Orange County School Board Approves New Superintendent, Salary Increases
ORANGE COUNTY, Florida. – The Orange County School Board approved a number of proposals at its Tuesday night meeting, including the endorsement of new district superintendent Dr. Maria Vazquez.Vazquez was selected for the job last month in…
From a nation in danger to CRT. How did we get there ? (Opinion)
Forty years ago, A nation in danger sounded a grave warning about the threat of poor education and spawned a bipartisan school reform movement focused on educational achievement, educational choice and accountability. Now that coalition…
Teacher Recruitment Request via MPSC
Aurangabad, July 23: The various teachers' unions have demanded that teachers be recruited through the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC).It may be noted that there was a ban on the recruitment of teachers for nearly a…
Victory for Parents: Florida School Board Rejects Explicit Sex Ed Book for Children
In a 5-4 vote, the Miami-Dade School Board in Florida rejected two sex education textbooks for middle and high school students. Wednesday's decision was seen by parents as a victory.
The vote came at the end of a turbulent school board…
How to fix the educational wreckage of COVID-19
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a new campaign this month to recruit 250,000 tutors for K-12 students to help address learning loss from school closures and distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. 19.
This is a long…
Aloha United Way Presents Spirit of Community Awards
Photo: Courtesy of Aloha United Way.
Dalgona cafe, the rise of TikTok, walk down the center of Kalākaua Avenue and swim on a deserted beach. Repeat patiently to colleagues: “You are on mute”. DIY haircuts (or longer styles if you were…
Betsy DeVos calls for the abolition of the federal Department of Education she once headed
Former U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, appointed by former President Donald Trump, told conservative activists in Tampa on Saturday that the federal Department of Education should be abolished,…
Funding for Missouri charter schools should pave the way for the future • Missouri Independent
For the casual observer of state government, Missouri's 2022 legislative session has been dominated by headlines about infighting, traffic jams and wrangling over political maps. When it adjourned in…
“It will be quite insensitive to hold a national congress as planned” – Sulemana…
Executive Director of the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), Sulemana Braimah
The Executive Director of the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), Sulemana Braimah, has urged the!--p>…
Schools in England warn of teaching staff cuts as energy costs bite
Schools across England have warned they will be forced to cut spending on building projects, maintenance and even teaching staff as energy costs continue to climb.An analysis by the Library of the House of Commons estimated that…
Teachers’ unions say Biden’s plan to hire 250,000 tutors supports public schools
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Biden administration's plan to recruit 250,000 tutors unveiled with the blessing of the country's two largest teachers' unions, who believe the effort will lead to a "surge of support" for public schools.
The administration announced…
Fox News’ Laura Ingraham escalates GOP war on learning: ‘Time to fund government…
Anyone familiar with the way Fox News gradually warms up its audience to an idea could see it coming. First, the network aired endless segments touting the myth that teachers were training kindergartners to hate white…
Biden offers midterm preview on campaign-style visit to Ohio
Comment this storyCommentCLEVELAND — President Biden, struggling to deal with high inflation that has clouded prospects for his party's chances in the midterm elections, came to the swinging state on Wednesday and stepped up his rhetoric in…
Berkowitz with Martin on Darren Bailey’s Big Win, Kathy Salvi’s Win, and Ken…
Jeff Berkowitz: Governor runs on IT being the nation's abortion capital… Pritzker wants to subsidize abortion travel costs to IL for out-of-state residents… far-left idea that sell well in IL… Again, an opening for…
Chicago aldermen who sought higher positions mostly lost. Why?
They've seen themselves walking the halls of Congress, wearing judges' robes or smiling in portraits at Illinois driver's license offices.But with one exception, the six Chicago aldermen who tried to quit their City Council jobs for other…
Jamil Jivani: Despite classroom wake-up issues, teachers deserve our gratitude
Breadcrumb Links Comment NP Teaching was seen as a thankless job long before COVID, but it's only become more of it Publication date : Jul 01, 2022 • 56 minutes ago • 4 minute read • Join the…
Latest veto shows continued standoff between Governor John Bel Edwards and school critics |…
Gov. John Bel Edwards vetoed three education bills last week, just the latest sign of a decade-long rift…
A wide range of class struggles at the Labor Notes – Workers World conference
Chicago
The Labor Notes 2022 conference, sponsored by the magazine of the same name, brought together 4,000 labor activists in Chicago from June 17-19. The multinational, multi-gender and multi-generational gathering gave voice to a range…
No, the Soviet and Chinese communists have not controlled American institutions for decades
In a recent interview with Fox News, conservative commentator and longtime foreign policy pundit Monica Crowley made a bold claim: Overseas communists have controlled key institutions of American life for decades. Crowley, who!-->…
Educators push back on Illinois testing requirements |
SPRINGFIELD — Teachers and other education professionals are urging the Illinois State Board of Education to…
Thursday Letters to the Editor
Judging the unions
EDITOR: I'm genuinely curious: why in the media narrative and in many public minds are police unions good while teachers unions are bad?
ANNE EXTON
Sainte-Rose
Service Barriers
EDITOR: My husband, Willy Linares,…
Your point of view: Biden
My mother was a woman on the constituency committee for the Democratic Party. When I was 12, I helped my mother distribute Democratic pamphlets in Alton, on Broadway, at the Princess Theater.
I attended Marquette Catholic High…
Parents who revolt against the perversion of their children are inflamed
OPINION:Parents are in arms from San Francisco to Florida and everywhere in between. They have seen what schools do to their children, and they don't like it at all. Naturally, parents are told to shut up and keep paying taxes to support…
Urban Pathways K-5 teachers vote to unionize
This week, educators and staff at Urban Pathways K-5 Charter School in downtown Pittsburgh voted 15-7 to organize a union as part of the Alliance of Charter School. Employees AFT Local 6056, a branch of the American Federation of Teachers…
Democrats are in dreamland if they think Biden can run and win in 2024
President Joe Biden reportedly told former President Barack Obama that he intended to run for office in 2024. He had wanted to be president for decades, so his desire to keep the Oval Office came as no surprise.…
Many students struggling due to Covid disruption, teachers say
Most secondary school teachers think extra supports are needed next year to help pupils who are falling behind due to Covid-related disruption to teaching and learning, a new survey has found.…
Support my friend, Dr. Joseph Golden | Opinion
My name is David Perry. I am a veteran educator with 35 years of…
Montgomery County election: Elrich argues with council over pandemic response
In the summer of 2020, when Maryland officials eased the toughest pandemic restrictions, sending residents crowding the beach, leaders in the state's largest jurisdiction stood their ground. Later that year, when Gov. Larry Hogan (right)…
Jim Waters: Not all superintendents oppose school choice; KY should offer students “a bit of…
Gov. Andy Beshear issued his promised veto on House Bill 9, which funds Kentucky's public charter schools. Beshear's veto will delight the teachers' unions, his ideological soulmates who played a crucial role in his…
Fund Teacher Unions, Not Charter Schools
Does public education exist for the benefit of children or for teachers' unions? The answer should be obvious, but President Joe Biden seems to have it upside down. Last year he gave carte blanche to national unions to keep classrooms…
Dispute between MaineHealth and Anthem frustrates Maine unions
Both the Maine Education Association Benefits Trust and the Maine Service Employees Association have reached out to both sides, urging them to reach a resolution.
PORTLAND, Maine — Unions representing tens of thousands…
What is Randi Weingarten, President of the American Federation of Teachers, doing in Poland?
American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten has been traveling across Poland, including towns on the Ukrainian border, in recent days. Weingarten tweeted about his exploits, which were also reported by CBS News and…
Watch Preteen Prince support striking teachers in resurfaced vintage news clip (video)
Before he was Prince, and he was funky, Prince Rogers Nelson was just another Northside kid from Minneapolis. This was in the 1970s, and video (especially with sound) was extremely rare - unless a TV crew was present.It turns out that one…
Wes Moore gets coveted state teachers’ union endorsement
Author and former nonprofit CEO Wes Moore is campaigning for governor at the 2021 J. Millard Tawes Crab and Clam Bake. Photo by Hannah Gaskill.
On Saturday, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Wes…
Teachers’ unions unite to launch pay campaign
Northern Ireland TEACHERS unions come together to launch pay campaign.The Northern Ireland Teachers' Council (NITC), the union's representative body, has agreed to act jointly!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Ask us anything about unions
Minneapolis teachers have just reached a new contract after striking for nearly three weeks and last Friday the city of Minneapolis reached a new labor agreement with the Minneapolis police union. Unions are back in the news and perhaps…
Ministers go to war with teachers’ unions over extra class time plans for children
MINISTERS waged war with teachers' unions last night over schools' teaching time in a bid to raise standards.
School leaders must offer a school week of at least 32.5 hours a week by September next year as part of new plans to allow…
Sterling Public Schools Extend Friday ‘Early Exit’ – Shaw Local
STERLING — Sterling Public Schools will continue the practice of "early exit" on Fridays for the last eight weeks of the school year, but the administration will adjust the dismissal time to 1:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. starting April…
Pennsylvania approves stricter regulations for charter schools
Wolf, a Democrat, ordered the settlement after more than a decade of deadlock in the state legislature over updating Pennsylvania's 25-year-old charter school law, and as the public schools have struggled to secure…
This debate is long over | EDITORIAL
More than two years into the pandemic, some progressive media are realizing that allowing national teachers' unions to dominate the debate over school closures may not have been a good idea.
The Washington Post this week examined a…
School officials encourage mask use after March Break, even though it’s optional
Sudbury teachers' union representatives say lifting mask mandates in schools is premature
Although mask mandates were lifted in schools after the March break, the president of the Sudbury Catholic District School Board said the…
Chicago-area teachers and staff strike over wages and class sizes
About 280 teachers and staff in Maywood, Ill., went on strike Friday, March 4, the first strike in the Chicago district in 22 years.Social workers, librarians and counselors joined teachers on the picket lines outside the three high schools…
5 things to know for March 9: Ukraine, USPS, South Korea, January 6 riot, teachers’ strike
By AJ Willingham, CNN
Thinner toilet paper rolls. Empty snack bags. A little less shampoo in the bottle. Instead of charging buyers more to compensate for inflation, some companies simply offer less. Here's what you need…
Number of Covid-related absences among teachers falls by 50%, figures show
The number of teachers absent for Covid reasons has dropped significantly, according to new figures.
A total of 7,128 teachers were on…
New York Retired Workers Celebrate Medicare Switch Court Victory
This article was published in partnership with THE CITY.
A years-long fight over a planned change to cut health coverage costs for retired city employees came to a head on Thursday with a judge's ruling that allows retirees to…
Bankjoy adds 16 credit unions to its transparent end-to-end digital services ecosystem
DETROIT--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Digital banking service provider Bankjoy today announced that it has added 16 credit unions from across the country to its end-to-end digital services ecosystem, demonstrating strong and growing demand for…
In Michelle Wu’s first 100 days as Boston mayor, new directions and centuries-old power…
"There was a lot of noise, but it didn't distract from what we did," Wu said in an interview with The Globe on Friday. "At this point, 100 days later, I'm truly inspired that we've been able to accomplish even more than I thought…
A public school assistant teacher measures in the Senate
The bill aims to reduce the shortage of teachers, but critics say it demeans qualified teachers and targets their unions.Brandon Smith/IPB NewsHouse Bill 1251 would, among other things, allow adjunct teachers in public school classrooms.…
Teachers’ unions turn to Supreme Court for strike restrictions
The teachers' unions PSZ and PDSZ have turned to the Constitutional Court over restrictions on strikes.
In their appeal, the unions are asking the court to declare unconstitutional and strike down a recently issued government decree…
Sharp Divisions Rock Teachers Unions as Gvt Strike Ultimatum expires
By Staff Reporter
SHARP divisions have emerged among teachers' unions over the teachers' strike, with some urging their members to return to work when the government's ultimatum to do so expires, while others remain adamant that…
Burnout, stress affecting most Maryland teachers, survey finds
A poll by the Maryland State Education Association found that the vast majority of teachers are burnt out and a majority are considering early retirement due to the stresses of teaching during a pandemic. Photo…
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A national public education study gives the state of Texas mediocre grades.
Scholaroo released the 2022 Student Success Rankings this month. The scholarship and data site reports that this is the first national study to…
California high school students stage mass walkout over district mask mandate
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Hundreds of students at a Northern California high school walked out of class on Tuesday afternoon to protest their district's mask mandate that was kept in place despite an easing of state-wide…
Tired of closed schools? Sign this petition if you want change | News, Sports, Jobs
School choice advocates in Michigan are tapping into the discontent parents and families have felt during the pandemic and seeking to turn that into more educational…
BREAKING: More masks in Illinois schools? Will Pritzker push for distance learning?
BREAKING NEWS: An Illinois judge's ruling banning mask mandates has schools across the state in turmoil over whether or not to continue enforcing Governor JB Pritzker's mask rules and other covid restrictions.
On Friday, Sangamon County…
Biggest Strike Waves in US History – 24/7 Wall St.
Special report
February 5, 2022 11:00 a.m.
The state of the unions in America today is not encouraging for the labor movement. In 1983, the first…
Letter: “Education” serves a socialist agenda | Letters
I don't think I'm the only one with this opinion, but here goes anyway, why do students need a whole week…
Former teachers’ union leaders and staff turned big MEA paychecks into giant public pensions…
New stories
Former MEA presidents enjoy six-figure pensions guaranteed by the state constitution
Julius Maddox was a junior high school teacher in the Pontiac Public…
South Dakota bill seeks to ban teacher unions
PIERRE, SD (KELO) — “Everyone should have the right to join a union or form a union — to have a fight and to be able to participate in collective bargaining — it is recognized internationally as a fundamental human right.
These…
Florida union membership bill defeated again
A Republican proposal would bring changes to public service unions in Florida. Under the bill, workers would no longer be allowed to have dues deducted from their paychecks. Members should pay them…
Pritzker vetoes paid COVID leave for school and university employees
In September, Pritzker issued an executive order requiring school personnel to be vaccinated or undergo weekly testing. But his veto action on Monday means those who choose not to get vaccinated will not be eligible for paid…
EDITORIAL: Biden polls, virus and teacher unions
The latest polls show President Joe Biden is more underwater than Donald Trump when it comes to his disapproval rating. On the positive side, he is held in higher esteem than Nancy Pelosi and Mitch McConnell.
According to the…
Six sources of power for the Chicago Teachers Union – wirepoints
By: Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
Chicago Teachers Union is out on the Chicago kids once again. This is the fifth time in ten years.
As the CTU / CPS stalemate enters a new week, it is important to understand where the teachers'…
Teachers’ unions push for distance education, Democrats worry
Few American cities have such a heavy-handed union policy as Chicago, where the third-largest school system in the country closed its doors this week after teachers' union members refused to work in person, arguing that classrooms class…
Save the children, fire the teachers’ unions
IYou started in Chicago, where 91% of unionized teachers voted to strike and refused to do what they are paid to do, which is to teach. Then, union walkouts spread to Maryland, New Jersey and California.
Chicago…
School classes canceled in Chicago amid clash between officials and teachers’ unions
Chicago public school officials canceled classes for Wednesday amid a clash with the teachers' union, whose members had threatened to stay home in an attempt to force online education during a wave of…
Government faces deadlock with teachers’ unions over reopening schools
The government faces a deadlock with teachers 'unions over reopening schools as the largest secondary teachers' union calls for a postponement of reopening of schools after the Christmas recess.…
Schools adjust to return of hiatus as COVID-19 cases increase
Mask requirements are coming back in some school districts that had abandoned them. Some are planning to dramatically step up virus testing among students and staff. And a small number of school systems are switching to distance learning…
It’s the dawn of a new chapter for New York City
Good news New York: the new year has finally arrived - and with it, thankfully, a whole new day for the city and state.
Think about it: Mayor Bill de Blasio's reign of error is finally over. Arrogant and…
New Years prediction, COVID will fade once it starts hurting Democrats
I will only make one prognosis for the new year:
COVID will be in the rearview mirror soon, but maybe not right away. But like an old soldier, it will fade.
I say this because I am science - political science.
The point is, COVID is no…
Zimbabwe: teachers threaten strike action – allAfrica.com
TEACHERS 'unions have warned that they will not show up for work when schools open for the first term, unless the government improves their conditions of service.
Teachers demand, among other things, salaries in US dollars.
Primary and…
Beijing loyalists hunt down Hong Kong civil society leaders
Almost from the time he took office as chairman of the Hong Kong Bar Association this year, British lawyer Paul Harris was a marked man in Beijing.Officials called him "anti-China" for criticizing a national security law imposed on…
Wild Ride coming up for NH lawmakers
By GARRY RAYNO, InDepthNH.org
With elections looming, a less controversial 2022 legislative session is not a good investment for either party.
Controversial issues are plentiful as they are in every election year, and…
Lawmakers look down on Covid-19, housing shortage, pension crisis and more as legislative session…
The 2021 Vermont Christmas tree was lit on Wednesday, December 8. Lawmakers still decide to hold the 2022 legislative session in person at the Statehouse. File photo by Mike Dougherty / VTDigger
Covid-19, Town Meeting Day, housing,…
Powerful teachers’ unions must fight to keep schools open as COVID resurfaces: BETHANY MANDEL
The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and waiting for a different result.To public school parents in the United States, their participation in the public school system must, at this point, seem like…
South Korean Olympic champion suspended for texting
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Two-time Olympic short track champion Shim Suk-hee has been suspended for two months for text messages which authorities say "undermine the dignity of athletes," a move that could prevent him from attending the…
Governor Larry Hogan – Official website of the Governor of Maryland
Significant salary increases for nurses, firefighters and law enforcement officersAlso announces increased focus on mental health resources
ANNAPOLIS, MD- Gov. Larry Hogan today announced that the state has reached landmark agreements…
Tenn. Professor hid a cash prize in his semester schedule – and none of his students found it
Tenn. Professor hides a cash prize in his semester schedule - and none of his students find itKenyon Wilson / Facebook Don't forget to read the instructions!Students in a class at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga learned this…
EDITORIAL: Interference with the Feast of the End – The Himalayan Times – Nepal’s…
Nepalese political parties regard higher education institutes as their extended domain, and constant political intervention has crippled our universities and colleges. Every college or university has student and…
Angry teachers threaten to close union offices over ‘1 teacher, 1 laptop’ policy
General information for Wednesday, December 15, 2021
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2021-12-15
Angry teachers during the protest
Group of teachers angry at deductions from their welfare funds for the purchase of laptops to facilitate their…