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Retired teacher, veteran speaks out against furloughs of educators who work with military children
"If you go into the military, you're motivated to serve the nation. It's a similar thing for teachers. It's a calling to want to serve the community at large." - Retired teacher and veteran Bill Dooling Read more
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Students, public education advocates outraged over huge wave of school closings in Chicago
School closings put Chicago students at risk Read more
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Victory! DREAMers, families, educators applaud bipartisan Senate immigration milestone
"We welcome the DREAM Act provision granting a five-year path to citizenship for those who entered the U.S. before age 16," said teacher Dennis Van Roekel. Read more
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Degrees Not Debt: Student loan debt affects students, parents and educators alike
Readers share their stories about student loan debt. Read more
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Educators apply pressure to lawmakers to pass bipartisan IL pension fix
IL Educators join other public service workers to support Senate pension fix Read more
State news roundup for May 25, 2013
This week we talk about extreme cuts to educator health care coverage in Washington, a recent lobby day in California, a new community schools model in Connecticut and ESPs gaining the right to arbitration in New Jersey. Read More
Our armed forces members shouldn't have to worry about the education of their children
Tell your elected officials to reject furloughs of DoD educators and ensure the children of our armed forces get the education they deserve. Read More
Retired 103-year-old teacher never misses an election
A retired teacher from El Paso shares the importance of voting, no matter what age. Read More
State news roundup for May 18, 2013
This week we talk about the Utah leadership academy looking at teacher evaluations, the dismal Massachusett’s Senate education budget, and feature video of Connecticut’s Teacher of the Year on activism and the recent lobby day in Illinois. Read More
NEWS ALERT: Senate set to act on expediting Little DREAMers' path to citizenship
“The Senate’s bipartisan legislation is really a historic step, but it should not exclude the littlest Dreamers." - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut Read More
Michigan city's schools reopen despite financial mismanagement, deep cuts by Gov. Snyder
Buena Vista students, teachers allowed back into shuttered schools after two-week shutdown due to financial mismanagement and state punishment Read More
Sen. Warren: Students should get the same deal as banks
Sen. Elizabeth Warren proposed that students should be able to borrow money for college at the same rate as big banks. Read More
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