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A teacher prepares for class inside her science classroom at Cesar Chavez Public Charter School in Washington, D.C.

Why Can’t Charter Schools and Teachers’ Unions Be Friends?

The president of California's largest teachers' labor group weighs in on the recent unionization of charters across the state—a shift that runs counter to the history of tension between charters and labor groups.

West Virginia teachers hold signs on a Morgantown street as they continue their strike on March 2nd, 2018, in Morgantown, West Virginia.

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A Colorado Bill Would Penalize Teachers for Any Involvement in Strikes

Teachers in Colorado have led a series of strikes in recent weeks in opposition to low wages and what they claim is a general lack of support.

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Teachers rally at the state capitol in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on April 4th, 2018.

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The Recent Teacher Strikes Are About More Than Just Teachers

Is a new model of teacher protest emerging?

Public school teachers and their supporters protest against a pension reform bill at the Kentucky State Capitol on April 2nd, 2018, in Frankfort, Kentucky. The teachers are calling for higher wages and are demanding that Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin veto a bill that overhauls their pension plan.

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Viewfinder: Kentucky Public School Teachers Protest Pension Cuts

Public school teachers and their supporters protest against a pension reform bill at the Kentucky State Capitol on April 2nd, 2018, in Frankfort, Kentucky.

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Students of Mehmet Akif College hold pictures of their Turkish teachers as they demonstrate against their arrest in Pristina on March 29th, 2018. In an operation carried out between Turkey's National Intelligence Organization and Kosovo's spy services, six high-ranking members of U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen's movement were brought back home on a private plane, Anadolu news agency reported, citing security sources.

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Viewfinder: Turkish Students Publicly Protest Teacher Arrests

Students of Mehmet Akif College hold pictures of their Turkish teachers as they demonstrate against their arrest in Pristina on March 29th, 2018.

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Attendees try out model pistols at a gun show on January 17th, 2012, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Assessing the Risks of Arming Teachers

As the Trump administration and NRA continue to push the idea of arming teachers, what are the actual statistics around putting more guns in schools?

West Virginia teachers hold signs on a Morgantown street as they continue their strike on March 2nd, 2018, in Morgantown, West Virginia.

Education

West Virginia Passes a Bill to Raise Pay for Teachers and Other State Employees

The State House and Senate agreed on a bill to raise pay by 5 percent for all state employees, including teachers and school service workers.

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Lawmakers Keep Making Schools More Dangerous for Vulnerable Children

Instead of decriminalizing our schools, too many teachers and school police continue to escalate.

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An Armed Teacher Is in Custody After Shots Are Fired at a Georgia High School

No children were harmed in the incident, which comes just two weeks after a gunman killed 17 students at a Florida high school.

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West Virginia Teachers Win Salary Increase

West Virginia Governor Jim Justice announced that educators would get a 5 percent pay raise next year.