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Louisiana governor calls a special session to address taxes and the courts
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana legislators will meet in special session beginning Nov. 6 to consider Republican Gov. Jeff Landry's attempt at an ambitious overhaul of the state's tax structure, according to a formal proclamation Landry issued Monday. Landry has been talking up...
Florida teachers unions head to trial over anti-union law
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s teachers unions are heading back to court Thursday in a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of new requirements for certain unions. A trial is scheduled to begin at a federal courthouse in Tallahassee in the case brought by the...
Strikes by Greek teachers and island ferry crews trigger broader labor disputes
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Striking Greek public school teachers marched in protest through central Athens on Wednesday as tensions grow between labor organizations and the center-right government over workers’ rights. Island ferry crews also decided to extend for another two days a...
Pension raises for some retired Pennsylvania teachers and state workers move ahead in Legislature
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A bill that would give pension increases to more than 60,000 retired school and government workers passed the Pennsylvania House by a comfortable margin on Tuesday, although opponents warned it would saddle taxpayers with a $1 billion bill. The 135-67 vote...
Public university protests escalate in challenge to Argentina's President Milei
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — In a burst of adrenaline, the Argentine students charged into oncoming traffic. Trucks screeched to a halt. Motorbikes swerved. Some drivers flipped their middle fingers, yelling insults. Others pumped their fists in solidarity, howling, “Public...
Black male teachers are a rarity in preschools. This pioneering program wants to change that
BALTIMORE (AP) — Before 19-year-old Davontez Johnson found himself in a preschool classroom at Dorothy I. Heights Elementary, he was a senior at a nearby high school who, like many students his age, was unsure of what he wanted to do with his life. Not in his wildest dreams could he have imagined...
Virginia school board to pay $575K to a teacher fired for refusing to use trans student's pronouns
WEST POINT, Va. (AP) — A Virginia school board has agreed to pay $575,000 in a settlement to a former high school teacher who was fired after he refused to use a transgender student’s pronouns, according to the advocacy group that filed the suit. Conservative Christian legal...
Schools hiring more teachers without traditional training. They hope Texas will pay to prepare them.
When Texas lawmakers passed legislation in 2015 that created a pathway for public schools to hire more teachers without formal classroom training, one goal was to make the profession more attractive to individuals from different paths who could offer hands-on learning to students. ...
Biden administration hikes pay for Head Start teachers to address workforce shortage
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is hiking pay for educators in the early childhood program Head Start as part of an effort to retain current employees and attract new ones in the midst of a workforce shortage. The administration's new rules, published Friday, will...
California is giving schools more homework: Build housing for teachers
In a flurry of recent legislation and initiatives, California officials are pushing school districts to convert their surplus property into housing for teachers, school staff and even students and families. Some districts have already started; now the state wants every district to become a...
