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California teachers’ union enters fifth day of strikes for ‘climate justice,’ reparations(Daily Caller) – Nearly 3,000 California teachers are striking for a fifth day as they push for homeless shelters within the school and climate justice initiatives. The Oakland Education Association… Read More
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Strike shuts down LA schools, ‘could have been avoided,’ says superintendentWorkers in the nation’s second largest school district walked out Tuesday, even as district authorities allege the union isn’t negotiating. “I believe this strike could have been avoided,”… Read More
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Teachers in two Massachusetts districts strike, despite offer of biggest pay raise in 20 yearsClasses in two Massachusetts cities were canceled Monday due to a teachers’ strike, even though those teachers were offered what would be their biggest raise in 20 years. Read More
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Tentative agreement reached in Seattle teacher strike, start of school year still unknown(The Center Square) – A tentative agreement has been reached between Seattle Public Schools (SPS) and the Seattle Education Association (SEA). According to the teachers union, the tentative… Read More
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Seattle teachers OK strike; first day of school delayed(The Center Square) – Seattle teachers went on strike Wednesday, delaying the start of school for the school district’s 50,000 students. The Seattle Education Association (SEA) saw 75%… Read More
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Kent school board votes against teachers union lawsuit(The Center Square) – The Kent, Washington, school board split on a vote of 2-2 for a resolution that would have allowed the district to bring a lawsuit against… Read More
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Columbus teachers, school district reach conceptual agreement(The Center Square) – Columbus school teachers will not return to the picket line today, but instead are expected to be home preparing to return to class Monday after the… Read More
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Lawsuit challenges Minneapolis Public Schools’ teachers union contract structuring layoffs by race(The Center Square) – Minneapolis Public Schools is being sued after its teacher’s union contract made national news by prioritizing layoffs by race and not seniority. The nonprofit Judicial… Read More
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Columbus, Ohio teachers start school year on picket lines(The Center Square) – Students in Ohio’s largest school district will begin classes Wednesday remotely after teachers rejected a final contract offer and voted to strike late Sunday night. Columbus Education… Read More
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Columbus schools, teachers at impasse; strike vote scheduled Sunday(The Center Square) – Teachers in Ohio’s largest school district are prepared to continue negotiations over the weekend but have scheduled a Sunday meeting for a vote on a potential strike. Read More
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Teachers in Ohio’s largest school district give 10-day strike notice(The Center Square) – A little more than two weeks from the first day of school for students, teachers in Ohio’s largest school district voted late Thursday night to authorize a… Read More
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29,000 Minneapolis kids without school for 10th day as teachers strike(The Center Square) – First, COVID-19 disrupted classes in 2020, and now it’s teachers keeping kids out of class in 2022. More than 29,000 Minneapolis students couldn’t attend class Monday as… Read More
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Teachers union strike in Minneapolis enters second week as potential ‘make up days’ accumulateHundreds of Minneapolis teachers union members are on strike for a second week, demanding better wages, reduced class sizes and mental health support. And teachers are threatening to… Read More