Henry Giroux / TruthdigFeb 1, 2019
Not only do these teachers see education as deeply political, they also see it as a form of organized resistance. Dig deeper ( 20 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigJan 31, 2019
The success of their high-stakes bid is all the more significant considering the tenor of the current moment. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigJan 23, 2019
The World Economic Forum aims to tackle the world's most pressing problems. Will members acknowledge their own wealth hoarding as the problem? Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
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CHRISTOPHER WEBER and BRIAN MELLEY / The Associated PressJan 22, 2019
The deal is broadly said to include a 6 percent pay hike and a commitment to reduce class sizes over four years. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigJan 17, 2019
L.A.'s teachers are angry about how the district is treating their students—and they have good reason to be. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigJan 14, 2019
Some 30,000 striking teachers braved a downpour to tell school district officials about what needs to change before they'll return to class. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigDec 15, 2015
The Los Angeles Unified School District -- whose schools are attended by 700,000 students -- shut hundreds of doors Tuesday after "credible electronic threats" were sent to a board member. A member of the U.S. House Intelligence Committee said later that the "preliminary assessment is that it was a hoax." Updated Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigSep 26, 2013
Apple marketed its iPad as an educational device "that just works," but the City of Angels is learning the hard way that there's nothing simple about $700 textbooks. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Wellford Wilms / TruthdigAug 19, 2013
Last week the Los Angeles Unified School District, the second-largest in the nation, opened its doors for the new school year. The following story is a sobering tale of bureaucracy run amok, to the detriment of its schoolchildren.The following story is a sobering tale of bureaucracy run amok, to the detriment of schoolchildren. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 6, 2013
The Walton family, better known as the Walmart heirs, have invested millions in trying to privatize Los Angeles public schools; perhaps the true culprit of the sequester is President Obama; meanwhile, the former pope's resignation can be seen as a sound surrender rather than a cowardly abdication. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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