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I grew up poor and couldn't afford things other kids could. A teacher went out of his way to make me feel included.
I grew up poor and couldn't afford things my classmates could. One teacher "randomly" picked me to …
Lauren Crosby Medlicott
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Schools are facing a dire teacher shortage. Less competitive pay for Gen Z and young millennials could make it worse.
A new report shows how average teacher pay in an age group compares to all workers in that group ov…
Madison Hoff
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Why strikes are working and which industries could be next
We asked experts why the strikes are working and which industries could be ripe for workers' moveme…
Jacob Zinkula
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Some parents are suing the Chicago Teachers Union after their refusal to teach in person caused classes to be canceled
In the lawsuit, parents said the teachers union was "silencing parents' input about what is best fo…
Katie Balevic
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Thousands of California hotel workers go on strike amid holiday weekend, demanding better pay and benefits
Thousands of hotel workers across Los Angeles and Southern California went on strike Sunday, demand…
Aaron McDade
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By striking down affirmative action, the Supreme Court put forth a dangerous and false ideal of 'colorblindness'
Justice Sotomayor accused the Court of 'cementing colorblindness' by ending affirmative action. By …
Trisha Gopal
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Thousands of teachers joined Facebook groups to strike. Now they're revisiting them for support and guidance as schools remain shuttered and classes continue online.
One Kentucky group grew to 20,000 members as teachers began organizing rallies and walkouts. Today,…
Colleen Hagerty
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White House press secretary compares teachers to 'meat packers' and dismisses safety concerns
After comparing teachers to "meat packers," McEnany said, "We've gotta protect our children, and th…
Jake Lahut
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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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Minneapolis TV station unearths footage of 11-year old Prince supporting a teacher's strike in 1970 because 'they be working extra hours for us'
In the footage, a young boy, bundled up in a coat and hat is approached by the interviewer, who ask…
Azmi Haroun
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Banks need to strike balance between asset creation & protecting people's money: President Murmu
President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday said that banks need to strike the right balance between the cr…
PTI
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'iCarly' writers join the WGA strike as showrunner Ali Schouten calls out Hollywood studios' 'corporate greed'
"iCarly" executive producer Ali Schouten discussed the TV writers' strike's projected financial tol…
Reed Alexander
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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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Europe's oldest surviving college was formed out of a strike 1,000 years ago by scholars demanding better pay, one of England's 'hip young historians' says
The University of Bologna was created when scholars went on strike for better wages, Dan Jones writ…
Ayelet Sheffey,Juliana Kaplan
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Chicago teachers follow up a historic 2019 strike with a 2020 ultimatum: schools won't open in person
Ten Chicago teachers and their union detailed the events that led to the county's third-largest sch…
Allana Akhtar,Juliana Kaplan,…
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Teachers in Ohio can now carry guns at school after only 24 hours of training
Ohio Gov. Mark DeWine on Monday signed a bill reducing the number of training hours required for sc…
Erin Snodgrass
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I'm a teacher who survived the Parkland shooting. Here's my message to Uvalde, Texas.
"In the coming days, you will work your schedules around funerals," writes Kimberly Krawczyk. "You'…
Kimberly Krawczyk
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Ukrainian schools are rushing to build bomb shelters for students and teachers before classes start in September
A top UNICEF official said on Tuesday that the upcoming school year is a "stark reminder" of how mu…
Jake Epstein,John Haltiwanger
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California tried to ban gay teachers in 1978. Educators and activists who fought back fear history may be repeating itself.
The people who helped defeat the Briggs Initiative told Insider they fear a recent rise in anti-gay…
Erin Snodgrass
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Los Angeles Unified School District workers strike for higher wages: 'You could make way more working at Costco or Panda Express'
Classes were canceled on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, leaving half a million students out of s…