After the large rallies and marches in the rain over the last week, Los Angeles educators returned to their classrooms Wednesday – putting an end to a six-day teachers’ strike where more than 30,000 union members seized on a groundswell of support for public education at the nation’s second largest school district.
Read moreThe Third Circuit opted Tuesday to reissue as precedential an opinion against the Rose Tree Media School District regarding its attempt to kick out a homeless teen over a disciplinary issue.
Read more“Parkland Speaks: Survivors from Marjory Stoneman Douglas Share Their Stories” needed to be written, its authors believe, but wish that it hadn’t.
Read moreThe Seventh Circuit rebuffed disability advocates on Tuesday and upheld Wisconsin’s school-transfer rules, finding they rules do not discriminate against children with disabilities by limiting their transfer options.
Read moreDenver teachers voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to go on strike after more than a year of negotiations over base pay.
Read moreThe end of a week-long teacher strike in Los Angeles may be near, as nearly 30,000 union members and educators set to vote on a proposed contract Tuesday.
Read moreLOS ANGELES (CN) – The fifth day of the Los Angeles teacher strike began with bargaining talks and a union
Read moreBargaining between the Los Angeles Unified School District and the teachers’ union resumed Thursday as nearly 30,000 educators entered the fourth day of their strike at the nation’s second largest public school district.
Read moreMore than 10,000 students skipped school again in Belgium to join a march demanding better protections of the globe’s fragile climate.
Read moreOn day two of the Los Angeles teacher strike, educators in red rallied outside a charter school’s headquarters Tuesday to highlight their frustration over what they call the privatization of public schools.
Read moreFresh off a year in which U.S. school shootings occurred with horrifying regularity, a Texas state lawmaker has proposed legislation that would require public school districts to install metal detectors in all campus buildings in Texas.
Read moreRain fell on more than 30,000 Los Angeles Unified School District educators as they picketed and marched outside classrooms and schools Monday, the first day of a strike demanding class size reductions, more social workers and librarians and better pay for teachers at the nation’s second largest public-school districts.
Read moreAn Alabama judge ruled Friday that high school basketball star Maori Davenport can take the court tonight pending final judgment in her case against the Alabama High School Athletic Association, which stripped her eligibility because of a mistake admittedly made by USA Basketball.
Read moreThe removal of four German children from their family home due to their parents’ law-breaking decision to home school them did not violate human rights laws, a European court found Thursday.
Read moreLos Angeles public school teachers can begin their strike on Jan. 14 after a judge ruled Thursday that the school district could not extend the strike delay even further or block it altogether.
Read moreThe European Court of Human Rights on Thursday rejected the appeal of a German couple who have been fighting for years to home school their kids, saying the government was within its rights to temporarily remove their children.
Read moreA former history teacher at Huntington High School claims in a federal complaint that she was fired for using her personal Twitter account to tweet and retweet anti-Muslim comments, including calling President Obama a “Muslim douchebag” and calling Muslims “the enemy.”
Read moreHauling the teachers’ union to court ahead of a strike on Thursday, the Los Angeles Unified School District says the planned work stoppage would constitute a breach of contract.
Read moreAs the 86th Texas Legislature convened Tuesday for the start of its biennial 140-day session, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick was conspicuously absent when a Republican lawmaker gaveled in the Senate in his place.
Read moreThe CEO of Carinos Charter School sexually assaulted a 13-year-old student in his care, and had been credibly accused, and sued, on similar allegations in previous jobs, as well as the present one, the girl’s guardian claims in court.
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