San Francisco teachers go on strike for first time in decades

Thousands of public schoolteachers in San Francisco have gone on strike for the first time in nearly 50 years. They are demanding higher wages, better health benefits and more resources for special needs students. The San Francisco Unified School District closed all 120 schools Monday and offered independent study to some of the district’s 50,000 students. The union is asking for a 9% raise over two years. The district is facing a $100 million deficit and countered with a 6% increase over three years. Negotiations have been ongoing for nearly a year without reaching a new contract.

'Students Deserve So Much Better,' Union Leader Says as Trump Tears Up Education Department | Common Dreams

Teachers union leaders, Democratic lawmakers, and other critics denounced President Donald Trump's new efforts to dismantle the US Department of Education.

'Students Deserve So Much Better,' Union Leader Says as Trump Tears Up Education Department | Common Dreams

Teachers union leaders, Democratic lawmakers, and other critics denounced President Donald Trump's new efforts to dismantle the US Department of Education.

'Students Deserve So Much Better,' Union Leader Says as Trump Tears Up Education Department | Common Dreams

Teachers union leaders, Democratic lawmakers, and other critics denounced President Donald Trump's new efforts to dismantle the US Department of Education.

GOP Renews Push to Revoke Federal Charter for Nation's Largest Teachers' Union

Lawmakers announce repeal bill amid conservative protests against National Education Association.

SCOTUS Greenlights Dismantling of Education Department, “Unleashing Untold Harm”

The U.S. Supreme Court has cleared the way for President Trump to dismantle the Education Department without congressional approval. The unsigned ruling paves the way for Trump to lay off 1,400 workers at the agency. The court’s three liberal judges dissented. Justice Sonia Sotomayor said the decision will “unleash untold harm, delaying or denying educational opportunities and leaving students to suffer from discrimination, sexual assault, and other civil rights violations without the federal resources Congress intended.” She went on to write, “The majority is either willfully blind to the implications of its ruling or naive, but either way the threat to our Constitution’s separation of powers is grave.”

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