Tag: Teacher unions
Virus, technology, unrest make stressful year for teachers
MANOR, Texas — The school bell rings, and about a dozen masked first-graders turn to the monitor and wave hello to their classmates —...
Students’ struggles pushed Peru teacher to run for president
CHUGUR, Peru — As schools across Peru closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, Pedro Castillo tried to find a way to keep classes going...
Chicago high schools to reopen Monday after union approval
CHICAGO — Chicago’s public high schools were set to reopen Monday for the first time since the nation's third-largest school district went fully remote...
Turnout barely tops 20% for Wisconsin spring election
MADISON, Wis. — Turnout for Wisconsin's spring election, which had only one statewide race on the ballot with a handful of locally hot contests,...
Chicago eyes April return to class for high school students
CHICAGO — Public high school students in Chicago could return to class for limited in-person instruction starting next month under the outline of a...
Los Angeles school district reaches deal to reopen classes
LOS ANGELES — Students in the nation's second-largest school district could return to class next month under a tentative deal announced Tuesday with the...
California governor says deal to reopen schools is close
SAN FRANCISCO — As the vast majority of California students approach one year of distance learning, Gov. Gavin Newsom vowed Tuesday that classrooms will...
California governor says deal to reopen schools is close
SAN FRANCISCO — As the vast majority of California students approach one year of distance learning, Gov. Gavin Newsom vowed Tuesday that classrooms will...
Indiana Senate backs yearly hurdle on teacher union dues
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana teachers would have to renew requests every year for automatic paycheck deduction of union dues under a bill that’s been approved...
Ex-Chicago Teachers Union leader Karen Lewis dies at age 67
CHICAGO — Karen Lewis, a former Chicago Teachers Union president and onetime mayoral hopeful, has died at age 67, a spokeswoman said Monday.
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