Education – Page 81 – People's World

AFT proposes setting higher standards for teacher training, entry into profession

December 10, 2012 By Press Associates

"Too many new teachers enter our schools feeling unprepared. We shouldn't tolerate that in a profession so important to our country's future."

Public education under attack, say Michigan school superintendents

December 6, 2012 By John Rummel

Republicans are shamefully using the lame duck legislative session to ram through extremist legislation to overhaul public education in radical and dangerous ways.

Unions focus ads on “fiscal cliff” issues

November 26, 2012 By Mark Gruenberg

"The voters spoke loud and clear and rejected any cuts in Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security."

Lesson for the day – stop Fat Cats from robbing our schools

November 15, 2012 By John Bachtell

TIFs - or Tax Increment Financing - is a method powerful financial interests have devised to divert public monies to private coffers.

Chilean student leaders inspire U.S. activists

October 25, 2012 By Lisa Bergmann

Chilean student leaders Camila Vallejo and Noam Titelman visit the United States.