April 24, 2014 By Sally Ross, Christopher Balchin, Alan Shapiro, Barbara McClung Recently New Yorkers were subjected to a media blitz of deceptive TV ads touting the “excellence” of charter
April 23, 2014 By Stephanie West Albany, NY – NYSUT, in coalition with parents’ groups and other allies, had demanded that New York State cancel its contract with inBloom, a
April 23, 2014 By Stephanie West New York, NY – The Sidney Hillman Foundation has announced the winners of the 2014 Hillman Prizes in Journalism. The award is presented to
April 23, 2014 By Stephanie West Washington, DC – On May 15, American Federation of Teachers (AFT) President Randi Weingarten will be honored by the civil and human rights community.
April 18, 2014 By Marc Bussanich New York, NY—After nearly two years when about 100 teachers working at Kaplan decided to join The Newspaper Guild of New York in June
April 18, 2014 By Stephanie West Albany, NY – Governor Cuomo has appointed the members of the Smart Schools Commission, who will be charged with advising the State on how
April 14, 2014 By Neal Tepel UAW 2865 representing student workers across the University of California system struck statewide for two days, April 2nd and 3rd. The union's complaints include:
April 10, 2014 By Stephanie West Brooklyn, NY–For the first time in decades, the entire full-time faculty at Brooklyn College passed a resolution on April 8 to demand that the
April 8, 2014 By Stephanie West Albany, NY – TheraCare a non-union outside contractor of preschool special education services, overcharged municipalities by more than $875,000. The improper staff bonuses and
April 3, 2014 By Alan Schulkin New York, NY — New York City will open a record-breaking 4,268 new full-day pre-kindergarten seats in public schools by September 2014. These seats
