Teacher Strikes

Teachers In Oregon School District On Strike

AP | Posted 05.08.2012

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EAGLE POINT, Ore. -- Employees of a southwest Oregon school district are on strike and classes have been canceled as contract negotiations continue. ...

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Build It and They Will Learn

Marc Joseph | Posted 11.16.2011

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Marc Joseph

I wish we all had the courage of the Tacoma teachers. Every company, every community should be pushing our representatives in D.C. to do the right thing. Fund teachers, fund school building, and this will help our economy get back on track.

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Michigan's New Motto: Blame It on the Teachers

Susan J. Demas | Posted 06.14.2011

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Susan J. Demas

Republicans are forever telling us that they're paid too much. Unless you are saving lives on the operating table or vaccinating children in Africa, it takes a certain kind of chutzpah to berate teachers.

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As Clock Ticks Down, Legislature Should Pass Teacher Strike Reform

Paras Bhayani | Posted 05.25.2011

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Paras Bhayani

In the waning days of the legislative session, legislative leaders are still searching for a grand tax bargain that might involve dramatic reforms to the state's education system.

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Daley: Teachers Shouldn't Be Allowed To Strike

Posted 05.25.2011

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During the end of its lame-duck session this month, the Illinois state legislature will take a long, hard look at a wide range of educational reforms....

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The Day My Union Died

Dennis Danziger | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dennis Danziger

Our strike wasn't about us teachers asking for better health care or more money, we were going to protest Cortine's decision to hold back funds allotted for education.

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