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Teachers praise president’s gun control agenda
January 17, 2013Leaders of the nation's two teachers unions praised President Obama and lawmakers who have unveiled comprehensive gun control proposals.
Read moreDespite “right to work,” union organizing not letting up in Michigan
December 21, 2012Tea Party Republicans should have witnessed what took place last night at the Cesar Chavez Academy, a large for-profit charter school in Southwest Detroit.
Read moreThreatened Philly school closings face growing resistance
December 14, 2012The district announced the names of the schools to be shuttered; in the late afternoon a dense crowd of hundreds of protesters massed on the steps of district headquarters.
Read moreAFT proposes setting higher standards for teacher training, entry into profession
December 10, 2012"Too many new teachers enter our schools feeling unprepared. We shouldn't tolerate that in a profession so important to our country's future."
Read moreLesson for the day – stop Fat Cats from robbing our schools
November 15, 2012TIFs - or Tax Increment Financing - is a method powerful financial interests have devised to divert public monies to private coffers.
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