A march on Washington originally scheduled to coincide with last month's opening of the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial, but postponed due to Hurricane Irene, now will take place on October 15, the Rev. Al Sharpton announced Wednesday.
What are the most reviled institutions in America? Next to big banks and oil companies, it's probably the teachers unions. The National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers have more than 4 million members between them and spend tens of millions on lobbying and other political activities every year. Legislators in both parties are moving to reduce their bargaining power and limit their pension booty. Last year's ballyhooed documentary Waiting for Superman makes teachers union leaders look like Al Capone with a picket sign. Parents demand to know why Billy and Susie's lousy first-grade teacher gets lifelong job protection when assembly-line workers are laid off by the thousands.
College tuition increases about 5% to 8% a year. And most students are now just beginning to get their financial aid packages.
The House on Thursday passed a $6.4 billion school modernization bill that would commit funds for the construction and update of more energy-efficient school buildings.
Jonathan Hash, a history teacher at Herbert Hoover High School in San Diego, is enthusiastic about the teaching career he began two years ago. But now he might lose his job because of a statewide budget crisis, and that could force him to leave teaching altogether.
Sen. John Kerry leaves the "front porch" today to address the second anti-Bush crowd in as many days (the American Federation of Teachers).
So you're way past the minimum wage and probably haven't even thought about calculating your hourly wage for a while. But have you ever figured out what you earn in a second? If you look at the inc...
Violence in the nation's public schools is rising, classrooms are overcrowded, and teacher salaries are under siege. Teachers' union officials say that such poor working conditions and low pay make...
As one crucial part of the Bush Administration's new education strategy, a group of business leaders will raise from $150 million to $200 million for research into how public schools should operate...
Educational reform has been and remains a controversial issue. But despite several years of consciousness raising, significant reform has not occurred and will not occur in the near future. Effecti...
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