Using case studies in California and Michigan provides the foundation for further research into the effect of teachers' unions in public school reform by presenting two extremes of union power and the loss of legislative control. California has the largest public education system in the United ...
(CBS) --Chicago Public Schools has filed a complaint against the Chicago Teachers Union, asking a state panel to bar members from striking again and to make the labor organization pay the school system's costs associated with the mass walkout of teachers on Friday. CPS CEO Forr...
A Chicago Teachers Union member, Moore’s vision is part of the union’s new campaign, Green New Deal for Chicago Public Schools. The newly launched endeavor, which the union is working on with the student-led Sunrise Movement, aims to remake the city’s aging school infrastructure both fo...
The district in California is the nation's second largest. ByJustin DoomandBill Hutchinson January 15, 2019, 12:20 AM 1:24 30,000 public school teachers in Los Angeles go on strike as negotiations stall United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) said negotiations stalled and that the union didn't...
CHICAGO (CBS) -- The Chicago Teachers Union wants the city to take money used to entice developers and re-direct it to Chicago Public Schools, saying it could generate $1 billion for the school district. The union said, instead of tax increment financing (TIF) money going to developers or...
Consider various reactions to proposals for a longer school day, which studies have shown improves performance, especially among poorer kids. In Washington, D.C., where Chancellor Kaya Henderson has made extending the school day a priority, the teachers’ union has fought it vociferously even thoug...
Brevard Public Schools, Brevard Federation of Teachers Union Agree On Contract Terms BPS and BFT agreed Thursday to several improvements in work conditions Brevard Public Schools and the Brevard Federation of Teachers agreed Thursday to several improvements in work conditions, tentatively se...
The other unions in the agreement include; International Federation Professional Technical Engineers (IFPTE -Local 21), Service Employees International Union (SEIU - Local 1021), and United Administrators of San Francisco (UASF). The return to class from winter break has gotten off to a rocky s...
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almost half of the participants (47%) indicated that they had felt discriminated against in the 12 months preceding their participation in the survey, with young lesbian women between the ages of 18 and 24 being most likely to have faced discrimination (European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights...