LABOR BEAT: History's verdict is now in on the wars from Bush to ObamaA new Labor Beat video, "The Verdict on the Wars from Bush to Obama" is now available On YouTube at: http://youtu.be/npUGZDVitA4. The video is also archived at:laborbeat.org. And for teachers and others concerned with public . . . | Article | |  |
Opposition caucus in national teachers' union leading the struggle against neo-liberal corporate 'reforms'...Mexico: Largest Teachers' Union Actions in History Win Moral Victory, Struggle Continues[Editor's Notes. The following article -- Mexico: Largest Teachers' Union Actions in History Win Moral Victory, Struggle Continues -- by Dan La Botz was first published September 25, 2013 in New Politics. Across the USA, . . . | Article | |  |
Teachers strike rocks Brazil... major clashes in RioTeachers from Mexico to Great Britain have been leading strikes and taking part in demonstrations against neo-liberal government policies over the past months. In October 2013, in addition to strikes in England and Mexico, teachers . . . | Article | |  |
HISTORY FLASHBACK: Giap death reminds USA that the (U.S. part of) the Vietnam War did not have to be...Everybody who studied the cluttered history of the world after the brutal endings of World War II knows that a lot of the problems that have continued through today could have been solved had Roosevelt's . . . | Article | |  |
Slide show on Mexican teachers' struggleA young Oakland teacher, who wants to remain anonymous, sent me a slide show on the Mexican teachers' struggle that she put together and used with her sixth grade class. I think it's very . . . | Article | |  |
Honduran teacher activist to speak at Whittier Elementary School in Chicago this FridayOn Friday, November 18 2011, at 3:30, Honduran teacher Norma Yanina Parada Martinez will be in Chicago at Whittier Elementary meeting with teachers and local activists. This event, which is cosponsored by C.O.R.E (Caucus of . . . | Article | |  |
Paul Vallas gets a half million dollars to help 'reform' schools in Chile... Students, workers in Chile battle to restore free public education decades after the 'free market' Chicago Boys joined with a brutal dictator to install the 'Atlas Shrugged' version of realityWhile the news of mass movements in the USA and in some (not all) parts of Europe is dominating the news, a very significant struggle — with direct roots today and throughout history in Chicago's most . . . | Article | |  |
Test boycott in Great Britain successful... Infamous 'league tables' rendered meaninglessThe British love their traditions, but this Spring's naming and shaming ritual based on standardized test scores has finally been interrupted. The infamous "league tables" are being thrown into disarray, and if Brits want to . . . | Article | |  |
Teachers in United Kingdom boycotting testsWith the support of a growing number of parents, teachers in the United Kingdom have decided to boycott the national tests in Great Britain. Much of the information about this important action has been provided . . . | Article | |
British Columbia teachers call for two-year moratorium on standardized tests... Help organize student boycott of tests in VancouverUnionized teachers in British Columbia, Canada, recently won a victory against school officials when they got an agreement to allow teachers to distribute union pamphlets opposing standardized tests to their students. The teachers are also . . . | Article | |  |
SUBSTANCE ANNUAL SECOND CITY BENEFIT. November 10 at Second City comedy theater in Chicago. Tickets $35. Write for tickets nowThere are still a limited number of tickets available for the 30h annual Substance benefit at the world famous Second City Comedy theater at 1616 N. Wells St. in Chicago. The benefit will be held . . . | Article | |
Lower class size part of high school teachers' victory... Isreali strike ends after 60 daysIn a dramatic ending worthy of an action film, the Israeli high school teachers strike, which lasted for 60 days, was finally settled on December 13, 2007, mere moments before a restraining order by the . . . | Article | |
Blackout on union news from Israel... Teachers' strike enters 10th weekIn an educational crisis of Biblical proportions, Israel’s high school teachers have now been on strike for more than a week and 40 days. The story, neither glamorous nor glitzy, has been largely ignored by . . . | Article | |
