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Puerto Rican teachers strike to oppose attack on pensions

January 16, 2014 By Emile Schepers

Thousands of elementary and secondary school teachers in Puerto Rico carried out a two day strike to protest a raid on their pension plans.

Teachers’ leader: Schools reflect society’s polarization and anger

December 13, 2013 By PAI

The "polarization and anger" running through U.S. society, as a result of the collapse of the American Dream, "is playing out in the schools as well."

Teachers’ leader: ALEC kills rights for corporate power

December 5, 2013 By Mark Gruenberg

ALEC "strips away rights" of workers and voters "in the interests of the power they represent," AFT president Randi Weingarten says.

Today in labor history: First-ever U.S. teacher walkout

November 25, 2013 By Blake Skylar

The "strike for better schools" was intended to reform the way the schools were administered and operated, and also how workers there were treated.

AFT’S Weingarten: School reformers ignore “elephant in the room”

October 31, 2013 By Mark Gruenberg

Weingarten was one of several panelists who challenged the prevailing mythology about schools, including the teach-to-the-test goals the right wing has imposed on U.S. schools.