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The Worst Teacher in Chicago
It's Back to School Time! Time for the editorialists and the Tea Party and Barack Obama's Education Secretary Arne Duncan to rip into the people who dare teach in …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Report Shows Casino Tycoon Sheldon Adelson Stands to Save $2 Billion Under Romney’s Tax Plan, and More
In today's On the News segment: Shell Oil has been drilling in the Arctic since Sunday despite documents revealing problems with its blowout response systems, casino tycoon Sheldon Adelson …
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Chris Hedges: Dems Owe Chicago Public Teachers Support for “Most Important Labor Action in Decades”
"If it does not prevail, you can be certain that the template for the attack on the union will be carried out across the country against other teachers’ unions …
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Should Kids Go to Jail for Skipping School?
With school budgets cut to the bone, every dollar counts, and each absent child represents lost state funding.
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Four Reasons Chicago’s Teachers Are On Strike
More electives. Support staff for students who need it. Fair compensation. Recall rights.
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Chicago Teachers Launch Strike for Better Pay, Benefits and Work Conditions
The 30,000-strong Chicago Teachers Union strikes for the first time in a quarter century.
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Strike Is the Best Lesson Chicago Teachers Union Could Have Planned
Some Chicago students are already at the forefront of the fight against privatizing education.
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Effectuating Our National Labor Policy
Two pending National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) cases on graduate student workers provide an opportunity to develop effective strategies to respond to attacks on employee rights under National Labor …
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Akin Roadtrip: Our Quest to Bring Sex Education to the Man Who Invented “Legitimate Rape“
When we heard Todd Akin's remarks about legitimate rape, we knew immediately: that guy needs some accurate, evidence-based words and pictures about gender and sexuality, stat.
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Debt Collectors Cashing In on Student Loan Roundup
The Department of Education paid $1.4 billion to collection agencies to hunt down defaulters, which includes nearly one in six borrowers.