Public Education
Seattle teachers strike; start of school delayed(The Center Square) – Students from Washington’s largest school district will not start classes on time as negotiators from Seattle Public Schools (SPS) and the Seattle Education Association (SEA)… Read More
Public Education
Kent teacher union reaches tentative agreement with school district(The Center Square) – After 13 days of a strike, the Kent Education Association (KEA) has reached a tentative agreement with the Kent School District (KSD). Read More
Public Education
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)… Read More
Public Education
Washington teachers union declines six-figure average salary proposal(The Center Square) – The Kent Education Association (KEA) has declined the latest contract proposal from the Kent School District (KSD) that would have seen average salaries surpass… Read More
Public Education
Seattle teachers union approves strike authorization as current contract expires(The Center Square) – With the current contract between Seattle Public Schools and the Seattle Education Association expiring Wednesday, the union approved a strike authorization. The… Read More
Public Education
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… Read More
Public Education
Seattle schools, teachers union negotiating contract with deadline approaching(The Center Square) – With two days left before the current contract expires, Seattle Public Schools and the Seattle Education Association have yet to establish a new deal. Read More
Public Education
Kent schools teachers strike for ‘fair contract’; 4 out of 10 make over $100,000 yearly(The Center Square) – The Kent School district in King County is making national headlines over a teachers strike with teachers’ pay being one of the sticking points. Read More
Public Education
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… 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… 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… Read More
Public Education
Report: Minneapolis teachers union contract structures layoffs by race(The Center Square) – A Minneapolis Public Schools' contract with a teachers union says that white teachers will be laid off or reassigned outside of seniority order before “educators… Read More
Opinion, Public Education
Jill Biden advances leftist political agenda while ignoring the concerns of parents in speech to teachers’ unionWhen first lady Jill Biden spoke to the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) 2022 Convention in Boston last week, her remarks were notable more for political signaling than for… Read More
Public Education
George Soros and teachers’ unions behind Biden’s radical Title IX changes(Capital Research) – The Biden Administration was recently handed a temporary defeat by Federal District Court Judge Charles Atchley, when he blocked that the Education Department’s latest Title IX… Read More
Public Education
Head of teachers’ union that fought to keep schools closed is now worried about students’ mental healthA national teachers’ union president is now worried about students’ mental health – after she and her union sought to keep schools closed,harming students’ mental health during the… Read More
Public Education
Detroit schools, teachers’ union clash over mask policy(The Center Square) – About53,406kids attending Detroit Public Schools Community District still must wear a mask through the end of the regular school year because of… Read More
Public Education
Minneapolis students face longer days, stuck in school through June 24 after long union strike(The Center Square) – More than 29,000 Minneapolis kids can return to school Tuesday after striking teachers have canceled school for the 15th day.Members of the Minneapolis Federation… Read More
Public Education
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… Read More
Public Education
Teacher’s union Ukraine gaffe ‘free advertising for school choice’The second-largest teachers’ union in America posted a tweet in support of Ukraine, but the gesture fell flat as critics pointed out the photos they shared completely botched the… Read More
Public Education
GOP leaders look to squash union’s ‘burdensome’ ways in North Carolina school-choice case(The Center Square) – Republicans in the General Assembly want the North Carolina Court of Appeals to halt proceedings in a lower court challenge to the Opportunity Scholarship Program… Read More