The year 2020 has caused many white people to realize we live in a racist system. The Green New Deal is about systemic change for all, and deconstructing racism must be front and central in this agenda.
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Arizona’s Uprising Teachers Build Bridges, Not Walls
Under the banner of #RedForEd, Arizona teachers voted overwhelmingly (78%) for a statewide walkout – the first in the state’s history – starting April 26, rejecting a bogus offer of a 20% pay increase.
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Politicized By Trump, Teachers Threaten to Shake Up Red-State Politics
A closer look at the people who make up this movement reveals the distinct Trump-era nature of the uprising.
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Kentucky Lawmakers Override Budget Veto in Win for Teachers
The votes came Friday as thousands of teachers rallied inside and outside the Capitol, forcing more than 30 school districts to close as Kentucky continued the chorus of teacher protests across the country.
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How Privatization Sparked the Massive Oklahoma Teacher Uprising
For more than a decade, state legislators—Democrats and Republicans alike—have marched the state off the proverbial financial cliff, then used budget shortfalls to push privatization.
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'They Cannot Ignore Us': Oklahoma Teachers Resolute as Walkout Enters Second Day
"They are counting on you to go away silently," the head of the state teachers' union said of the legislature, as 30,000 education supporters packed the Capitol on Monday demanding a teacher pay raise of $10,000 over the next 3 years.
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Fed Up with School Spending Cuts, Oklahoma Teachers Walk Out
“I’m fed up,” said Rusty Bradley, a high school technology teacher whose classroom computers are more than a decade old, as the bus rumbled toward the state Capitol.
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Oklahoma Teachers Prepare For Walkout As Red State Revolt Spreads
“Yesterday, the Legislature passed a historic education funding increase. Today, they started dismantling it by cutting millions out of the plan. Oklahoma: we’ll see you at 9 a.m. April 2 at the Capitol,” said the teachers union
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West Virginia Teachers Strike Stretches Into a New Week with No End In Sight
West Virginia teachers will continue their strike on Monday, teachers’ unions and school service personnel announced, after lawmakers failed to improve their salaries and health insurance on Saturday.
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Detroit Teachers’ Rolling Strikes Shut Down More Than 60 Schools
The protest, which entered its second week on Monday, is being organized by a group of activists called Detroit Teachers Fight Back who say they seek to "shed light on unsafe and subpar learning conditions and demand resolution."
