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“Won’t Back Down” Film Pushes ALEC Parent Trigger Proposal
New film “Won't Back Down” prompts a closer examination of parent trigger laws, its funders and backers and a closer look at those promoting Parent Trigger as a cure …
Lockdown High: Annette Fuentes on the “School-to-Prison Pipeline”
In the following exclusive interview, Annette Fuentes talks about her work, her book and shares insight into the u201cschool-to-prison pipeline,u201d including zero tolerance policies that puts kids in harmu2019s …
Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis: Deal Ending Strike a Victory for Education
The deal calls for a double-digit salary increase over the next three years.
A Direct Stake in Economic Life
The obvious question is: why aren't large numbers of businesses organized on this principle?
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Chicago Teachers Union Ends Strike; Calls Victory for Public Education
More than 800 delegates voted on the contract and came out with an agreement that CTU President Karen Lewis called a victory for education.
Election Countdown 2012: Chicago Teachers Go Back to the Classroom, and More
This week in the Election Countdown: Chicago teachers vote to end the strike with plans to ratify a new contract in the next two weeks; Democrats are favored to …
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Ten Huge Issues Being Ignored in the Presidential Campaign
There's a number of critical concerns that get no attention, including some of the worst problems in the United States and the world.
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Shocking Report Explodes Five Myths About American Education
As a new report shows the the United States' low ranking in education worldwide, the entire idea of American exceptionalism should be called into question.
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Winning New Contract, Teachers Vote to End Chicago Strike
Karen Lewis, the union president, described the voice vote as 98 percent to 2 percent in favor and a sign that the deal was seen as good, though hardly …
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Vote Scheduled on Chicago Teachers’ Contract
Eight hundred teachersu2019 union delegates are scheduled to vote Tuesday on whether to end a public schools strike, now in its seventh day, that has left 350,000 students without …