The Zinn Education Project’s Jesse Hagopian and Prism’s editor-in-chief, Lara Witt, share why the two organizations are partnering for a new series featuring educators teaching truth
Florida’s Gov. Ron DeSantis-backed union-busting continues as the Public Employees Relations Commission (PERC) mails out ballots to Miami-Dade County Public School union members to determine the union’s future. Ballots were mailed out on Aug. 13 to United Teachers of Dade (UTD) members, and significant controversy and strategic maneuvering
Rank-and-file members of several New York City unions have launched campaigns to divest two of the city’s biggest pension funds from Israeli securities. The members allege the Teachers’ Retirement System of the City of New York (TRSNYC) and the New York City Employees’ Retirement System (NYCERS) have invested $100
To address the longstanding challenges in the state’s education system, the Alabama House of Representatives has approved a $9 billion education budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year, which includes a 2% pay increase for education employees. The new budget, which marks the first official step for the Education Trust
As fewer education students graduate to fill workforce gaps, educators say support in the form of better pay and working conditions would help teacher retention rates
Florida teachers weigh in on the tight restrictions imposed by the governor as the new school year begins
Teachers and parents fear they could be at risk of getting COVID-19 and being left with lifelong health conditions
The labor deal includes a 30% wage increase and the expansion of health care benefits
Teachers in the state fear being criminalized if the “Don’t Say Gay” bill expands
The Florida Board of Education voted unanimously on new guidelines designed to threaten school districts and teachers that support LGBTQIA+-inclusive policies
Many Black teachers and administrators have left the field as COVID-19 and hostile parents and politicians exacerbate heavy workloads and little institutional support
Like other laborers, teachers in the U.S. are experiencing higher rates of strikes in their profession
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