Want More Teachers? Start Valuing Education
Too many lawmakers are happy to dole out subsidies for the rich and corporations while resisting pay increases for educators.
We Shouldn’t Have to Rely on the National Guard for Basic Services
Guard members have stepped up heroically during the pandemic. If we invested in more than just the military, maybe they wouldn’t have to.
The Deep-Pocket Push to Deep-Six Public Schools
The backstory to the showdown in Los Angeles between teachers and billionaires.
Teachers Promise a Show of Power at the Polls
Educators and their allies hope to turn momentum from nationwide strikes into gains at the ballot box.
Arizona Teachers Show Link Between Tax Cuts and Underfunded Schools
The state’s teachers go on strike, calling for a ban on tax cuts until education funding reaches national average.
Teacher Strikes are About Far More than Fair Pay
A growing movement is connecting labor struggles with justice in the classroom and the community.
Teachers Shouldn’t Have to Panhandle to Prep for a New School Year
The rich who run America’s retail empires are conniving to slash the tax revenue that goes to America’s public schools.
Peru Confronts Its Past
Peru is grappling with a host of issues stemming from its violent struggle against insurgent movements.
Letelier-Moffitt Domestic Award: Wisconsin Progressive Movement
Remarks by John Matthews, executive director of Madison Teacher Inc., representing the Wisconsin Progressive Movement at the National Press Club on October 12, 2011.