Category: Teacher Uprisings
The Future of K-12 Schools Isn’t Online; It’s in New Mexico
“I think we’re all going to be different after this,” Mary Parr-Sanchez told me in a phone call,...
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Why the Coronavirus Pandemic Could Weaken the School Privatization Agenda
“The COVID-19 crisis reveals the true intentions of people,” Kathleen Oropeza told me during a...
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Sarah Lahm: Teachers Demonstrate How to Save America’s Public Services
In the early morning of February 26, a chill hung in the air as a line of teachers and school...
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Why Striking Teachers Across America Are Fighting for Much More Than Their Paychecks
While national news outlets hail the conclusion of a historic teacher strike in Chicago, another...
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Jesse Hagopian: The Chicago Teachers Strike: ‘Until We Get What Our Students Deserve’
After Mayor Lori Lightfoot rejected the demands of the Chicago Teachers Union, 25,000 teachers and...
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The Teacher Movement Against Charter Schools Helped Send Puerto Rico’s Governor Packing
Puerto Rico’s teachers fought off charter school corruption and helped oust a governor
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Sacramento Teacher Strike Is a Warning to #RedForEd Movement Everywhere
The enduring RedForEd movement that has spurred teachers to walk out of schools, organize massive...
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Teachers Stage a Bold Protest that Scores National Attention
Don’t call what Kentucky teachers just did a “wildcat” labor action, at least not when you’re...
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Rapid Victory of West Virginia Teacher Strike Shows What Happens When Progressives Join the Fight Against School Privatization
West Virginia’s most recent statewide teacher walkout came and wentso quickly there was too little...
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Los Angeles Teachers Make the Case that Charter Schools Are an Existential Threat to Public Education
“Isn’t it reasonable to have some regulations on charters?” asked Ingrid King, a kindergarten and...
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How Teacher Strikes Are Exposing the Corrupt Charter Agenda
This week, Republican lawmakers held a press conference on Capitol Hill to kick off National...
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School Privatization Took a Major Beating in the Midterms
The blue wave that swept the nation in the recent midterm elections was also a broad rejection of...
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