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Despite the Janus decision and years of labor losses, the Chicago Teachers Union has figured out how to organize — and win. Strikes always require sacrifice, risk, and preparation.

I’ve studied how schools can boost student achievement for more than two decades and I’ve found that smaller classes are better for students. This is especially the case in the early grades and for students from low-income families.

Rank-and-file workers are finally taking back their unions, and strikes are spreading across the country as a result.

The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) is bringing a holistic approach to bargaining to benefit both their members and students. This means bringing common good demands such as affordable housing and sanctuary schools into the contract negotiations...

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More than a dozen half-baked bills in a number of states would weaken the teaching of evolution and other “controversial” topics

"No president or presidential candidate has offered a proposal so bold and sweeping."

White students have lower exposure to students of other races than any other group of students. The typical white student attends a school that is 69% white.

During that semester I taught six separate classes and was responsible for more than 250 students. Despite the pretense that real instruction was taking place, teachers like me were largely engaged in crowd management and little more.

The Secretary of Education has been touring the country to promote her plan.