teacher strike

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Little Rock teachers will go on strike for one day this week over an Arkansas panel’s decision to strip their collective bargaining power and complaints about state control of the 23,000-student district, union officials said Monday. The strike that will take place Thursday will be only the second time teachers […]

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Holding signs and wearing T-shirts declaring “Proud Educator,” teachers across Oregon staged a one-day walkout Wednesday demanding for more money for schools. The demonstrations were the latest in educator activism that has taken hold nationwide. Schools around the state, including Oregon’s largest district, Portland, were to close for at least part […]

DENVER (AP) — The Denver Public Schools and its striking teachers reached a deal Thursday to end their three-day walkout, with raises of 7 to 11 percent, built-in cost-of-living increases and more opportunities for future salary hikes. A key sticking point — variable bonuses for working in tougher environments — will be studied to see […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A strike by thousands of Los Angeles school teachers entered its second week Tuesday following a long weekend of marathon contract bargaining, and officials on both sides of the dispute planned to issue an update on where the talks stand. Mayor Eric Garcetti’s office said in a statement that Los Angeles […]

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Thousands of Kentucky teachers demanded a state budget that helps schools as lawmakers debated whether to reject the Republican governor’s vetoes and restore increases in education spending. Teachers hoisted signs and repeated “we love our children” at a rally outside Kentucky’s Capitol, but the focus quickly shifted inside. Demonstrators chanted “we […]