After wave of activism, educators-turned-candidates saw mixed midterm results
For educators who ran for office in states including Kentucky, Arizona and West Virginia that saw teachers converge on capitols this year, there were some successes but also disappointments. Still, advocates say, the movement will have lasting effects after pushing…
‘This history teacher is making history’: How Jahana Hayes ran on education
A former high school history teacher and current district administrator, Hayes, a Democrat, will be the first black woman from her state to serve in Congress.
Teachers running for office seek to shake up midterm elections
Hundreds of current and former educators, most of them Democrats, are on general election ballots from school board to governor.
Science teachers sacrifice to provide lab materials for students
Urban and rural science teachers often lack funding for science lab materials and pay out of pocket to provide those materials for their students.
Arizona teachers have voted to walk off the job to demand increased school funding, marking a key step toward a first-ever statewide strike that builds on a movement for higher pay in other Republican-dominant states.
Thousands of educators have been protesting at the state Capitol in recent weeks to oppose changes to their pension system and to ask lawmakers for more school funding.
Public school teachers in West Virginia -- among the lowest-paid in the country -- went on strike for an eighth consecutive day on Monday, and schools in all of the state's 55 counties remain closed to more than a quarter…
Unions representing West Virginia teachers and service personnel say they will stay out on strike after the state Senate voted to cut the 5 percent pay raise they had negotiated with the governor.
In order to prevent future mental health problems among at-risk students, schools must do a better job of screening for mental health problems earlier.
