Education

Detroit Education Town Hall on the literacy case featured Victor Gibson DFT retirees president on Nov. 14, 2019
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Detroit Town Hall Held on the Constitutional Right to Literacy Case

December 10, 2019 fwstaff
By Detroit FW Staff A town hall meeting was held in the Midtown District of Detroit on Thurs. Nov. 14, 2019 to discuss the public school’s right to literacy case (Gary B., et. al. v. […]
Chicago Teachers Strike during October 2019
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Chicago teachers strike settled

November 22, 2019 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe On October 17, 25,000 Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) members walked off the job demanding better salaries and working conditions among other issues. The strike also was joined by members of the Service […]
Detroit delegation headed by Helen Moore to Cincinnati for the literacy case appeal on Oct. 24, 2019
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Moratorium NOW! Coalition Joins Delegation to Federal Appeals Court for Constitutional Right to Literacy Case

November 4, 2019 fwstaff
By FW Detroit staff These photographs were taken on Thurs. Oct. 24, 2019 surrounding the 6th Circuit United States Court of Appeals in Cincinnati, Ohio hearing on a landmark civil rights case involving whether the […]
Supporters of Literacy Lawsuit v State of Michigan 10-24-2019
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Detroit students demand right to literacy in education

October 23, 2019 fwstaff
By Detroit FW Staff On October 24, 2019, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral argument on a remarkable court case. The case, Gary B, et. al. v. Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan […]
CTU on strike
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Chicago teachers strike to improve education system

October 22, 2019 fwstaff
By Jerry Goldberg The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) is leading the way in the fight for a decent quality education in major cities. In addition to demands for a fair wage increase beyond the 3.2% […]
Book cover: “None of the Above: The Untold Story of the Atlanta Public Schools Cheating Scandal, Corporate Greed, and the Criminalization of Educators” by Shani Robinson and Anna Simonton, Beacon Press, Boston, 2019
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African American Education Crisis Highlighted in Atlanta Testing Case

October 9, 2019 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe “None of the Above: The Untold Story of the Atlanta Public Schools Cheating Scandal, Corporate Greed, and the Criminalization of Educators” by Shani Robinson and Anna Simonton, Beacon Press, Boston, 2019 This […]
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The WFTU stands on the side of the Los Angeles teachers

January 16, 2019 fwstaff
By The World Federation of Trade Unions The World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU), representing 95 million workers in 130 countries across the globe, sends its internationalist and militant greetings to the teachers of Los Angeles […]
Parents demand School Bus Bill of Rights
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Parents demand School Bus Bill of Rights

October 28, 2018 fwstaff
By PIST-Parents to Improve School Transportation “OPT — get the kids to school on time!” people chanted at a lunch-time rally called by Parents to Improve School Transportation at New York City Hall on October […]