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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist picks teacher union boss as running mate, giving Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis the education fight he wants
Karla Hernández-Mats has been a critic of the governor's education policies and implemented masks m…
Kimberly Leonard
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Teachers' union backs vaccine mandates for teachers to protect students who are too young to get the shot as the Delta variant makes more kids sick
The president of the second-largest teachers' union said circumstances have changed and a mandate w…
Kelsey Vlamis
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An AP Psychology teacher in Florida says she's afraid to say the wrong thing in class for the first time in her career
Florida schools are canceling AP Psychology courses because they might break the so-called "Don't S…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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The head of the country's biggest teachers' union says educators are 'exhausted, stressed, and stretched so thin it feels like we'll crumble'
National Education Association President Rebecca Pringle told executives at Facebook, Twitter, and …
Sarah Jackson
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The conflict between Delhi University teachers and the state government goes beyond the non-payment of salaries
Teachers at one of the best universities in India, Delhi University, are not happy with the nationa…
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Fresh evidence shows that teacher unions protect against gender pay gaps
A new paper from the NBER finds a gender wage gap among Wisconsin teachers increased after the stat…
Allana Akhtar
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Teachers' unions should just admit they don't want to come back to school until the pandemic is over
Politically powerful teachers' unions should just say it: "We're not going back to school, and you …
Anthony L. Fisher
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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot reached a deal with the teachers union so students can go back to school on Wednesday
Disputes over COVID-19 measures resulted in about a week of canceled classes in the third-largest s…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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The actors' union will strike alongside film and TV writers, and it could be a nightmare scenario for Hollywood: 'There's going to be no cash flow'
A combined writers and actors strike could hasten union negotiations with the Hollywood studios, or…
Lucia Moses
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The 2nd-biggest teacher union in the US is calling for schools to fully reopen this fall
Randi Weingarten, head of the American Federation of Teachers, plans to make a speech Thursday. Tea…
Sinéad Baker
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Chicago cancels Monday classes as the fight between the mayor and teachers union over COVID-19 measures enters a second week
The Chicago Teachers Union wants to return to solely remote learning, but Mayor Lori Lightfoot said…
Sinéad Baker
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A user survey by the app Fishbowl finds teachers largely opposed to schools in their state reopening in the fall
The professional-networking company Fishbowl surveyed 5,673 teachers who use its app. It found diff…
Juliana Kaplan
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Employment in state and local education is tanking
The vast majority of school funding — 90% of it, according to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos — com…
Juliana Kaplan
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Lawyers in Florida are offering free wills for teachers. One says he received about 600 inquiries.
As Florida pushes for in-person instruction by the end of next month, teachers are following up on …
Inyoung Choi
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A Jewish teacher resigned due to antisemitic comments from a 12-year-old student, who's facing criminal charges
Jewish teacher Morrison Robblee resigned from his job after a 6th grade student joked about the Hol…
Erin Snodgrass,Michelle Mark
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Ron DeSantis and the Florida GOP want to make it harder for public-sector unions to collect dues — with exceptions for police and firemen
While teachers' unions have opposed the governor's crackdowns on public schools, police and firefig…
Ethan Dodd
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The second-largest teachers' union in the US said it supports strikes to ensure safe classrooms
The American Federation of Teachers said on Tuesday it would support its 1.7 million members if the…
Taylor Borden
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Union Budget 2023: National Digital Library is government’s tech solution to provide education to all
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in her union budget presentation today, announced that a Natio…
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A major teachers union is challenging a New Hampshire law that limits lessons on race and sexism in schools. More lawsuits could follow across the country.
As America's culture wars and controversies surrounding race and gender play out in the education s…
Nicole Gaudiano
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A transgender teacher in Georgia runs a queer school. Most of her students are trans too, and activism is part of the curriculum.
Thea Canby's unique queer-focused school allows students to go to the statehouse and to protests so…