Disappointed in Mayor Sylvester Turner, progressives wonder if they’ll be stuck with John Whitmire, a pro-labor conservative Democrat.

The strike halts classes for more than 566,000 students in California.

After the Supreme Court gutted rules to protect unions, the Freedom Foundation has been on a national mission to erode labor’s base of support.

One person has pushed for drone strikes in Afghanistan. The other wants teachers to be treated fairly.

What’s the answer to gun violence? More guns, naturally.

Pundits are acting apocalyptic about pandemic education policy and the midterms. The evidence paints a far shakier picture.

Frontline workers, including teachers, are just supposed to carry on in spite of the government’s failure to manage the pandemic.

A highly contagious variant, quarantines, closures, and fast-changing rules: It was supposed to be a calm fall, but we’re looking at a new year that could look a lot like the last.

Classes are being canceled, and teachers are being fired, as “anti–critical race theory” fights are coming to a head in Republican states. But the viral school board videos are only part of the story.

Teachers unions were accused of being obstinate and compromising education. The real story is a lot more complex.

New York City schools are supposed to be back in session in September. Are they ready?

Teachers routinely go above and beyond the call of duty, but hastily reopening schools during a pandemic puts students, families, and all of us at risk.

Teachers, bus drivers, health aides, and other school workers are organizing against a culture that is trying to feed them into the jaws of the pandemic.

Decades of anti-unionism are coming to a head in the state.

A new book heralds workers fighting for a fair deal—even when they can’t join unions.

The Democratic candidate claims to be a defender of public education. But in 2000, he hawked school vouchers for the future education secretary.

Cynthia Nixon's campaign against New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is a bellwether for the party nationally.