How economic impact studies justify the transfer of wealth from taxpayers to corporations
Education in America
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Republicans’ ‘Tax Reform 2.0’ Would Be (Another) Giveaway to the Rich
By expanding the scope of 529 savings accounts, the GOP gives the wealthy another way to cut their taxes.
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The Teacher Paradox: Educators Organize Under Fire
The more that right-wing groups spend to drive teachers from their unions, the harder educators fight back—and the more they are running for office.
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Photos from the North Carolina Teachers Rally
The movement for better pay for teachers that ignited in West Virginia, where thousands of teachers went on strike, and has swept through states like Oklahoma and Arizona, reached North Carolina on Wednesday. Wearing “red 4 ed” T-shirts, an estimated 20,000 teachers and public education supporters filled the streets of Raleigh and marched to the […]
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Teachers Are Finally Winning Raises, But Many of Their Co-Workers Aren’t
The public’s support for teachers isn’t there for pre-school teachers or school bus drivers, who often don’t make a living wage.
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West Virginia Teachers Won Their Strike. Now, They’re Rebuilding the Local Economy.
How the American Federation of Teachers has taken the lead in reinvigorating the poorest county in the state
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Colorado, Bilingual Education, and Civil Rights
As one Colorado district cuts back its biliteracy program, questions are raised about possible civil rights violations.
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Before the Chalk Dust Settles: Building on the 2018 Teachers’ Mobilization
By bargaining for and with the larger community, teachers are reinventing collective bargaining.
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How the 1968 Columbia Student Uprising Looks Now
The echoes can still be heard today of what happened on the Columbia University campus 50 years ago this month.
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Striking a Match
The walkout wildfire is spreading from West Virginia to Kentucky to Oklahoma to Arizona, as teachers demand investment in education—not more tax breaks for the rich.
