Student Loan Debt SCOTUS Case Update

Student Loan Debt SCOTUS Case Update

The Supreme Court is hearing a case to determine whether or not Biden’s student loan forgiveness program can continue. The Supreme Court’s decision is expected in June, but it is very likely that the court will overturn Biden’s program, given the reactionary political...
Los Angeles School Staff and Teachers on Strike

Los Angeles School Staff and Teachers on Strike

On Tuesday, school staff represented by Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Local 99, in the Los Angeles school district launched a three-day strike. In solidarity, the teachers, organized by the United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA), have refused to cross...
Students Protest DeSantis’s Attacks on Academic Freedom

Students Protest DeSantis’s Attacks on Academic Freedom

Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida is creating a blueprint for reactionary control of public colleges and universities that will affect Florida first, but possibly the entire United States if he or another right-wing Republican is elected President in 2024 or after. ...
Five-Year Anniversary of the West Virginia Teachers’ Strike

Five-Year Anniversary of the West Virginia Teachers’ Strike

February 22, 2023 marks the five-year anniversary of the start of the historic nine-day teachers’ strike in West Virginia. The strike took place across 55 counties and involved 20,000 classroom teachers and thousands of other employees who shut down schools, swarmed...
Education Workers in Portugal Fight Back

Education Workers in Portugal Fight Back

After a month-long, rotating strike that began in mid-January, 150,000 teachers and supporters staged a major demonstration in Lisbon, Portugal on Saturday, Feb. 11. The demonstration by teachers was probably the largest single action by educators in Portugal’s...