West Virginia Teachers Walk Out (Again) and Score a Win in Hours
Education unions were able to immediately mobilize workers and win concessions, as s a national movement pushes back against decades of school reforms.
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CreditJared Soares for The New York Times For a Black Mathematician, What It’s Like to Be the ‘Only One’
Fewer than 1 percent of doctorates in math are awarded to African-Americans. Edray Goins, who earned one of them, found the upper reaches of the math world a challenging place.
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CreditStephanie Lecocq/EPA, via Shutterstock Skipping School to Save the Earth
Inspired by a 16-year-old Swede, thousands of young people are expected to take Friday off to march for action on climate change.
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CreditDith Pran/The New York Times Carol F. Reich, Charter School Innovator, Is Dead at 83
The success that she and her husband achieved with the experimental school they opened in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, helped inspire a movement.
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CreditShawn Patrick Ouellette/Portland Press Herald, via Getty Image Student Loan Servicers’ Frequent Mistakes Went Unpunished, Audit Finds
The Education Department failed to effectively manage its student loan collectors, a government audit said, increasing costs for borrowers and taxpayers.
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CreditDave Sanders for The New York Times New York City Public Schools Should Be Evaluated Based on Diversity, Not Just Tests, Panel Says
A new report suggests the city enact sweeping measures to address entrenched segregation in education.
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CreditDavid Zalubowski/Associated Press Denver Teachers’ Strike Puts Performance-Based Pay to the Test
The districtwide strike is seen as a referendum on a compensation system that teachers say has delivered erratic bonuses while their base salaries stagnate.
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CreditTiffany Tompkins/Bradenton Herald Florida School Hires 2 Combat Veterans to Take Down Active Shooters
A charter school in Palmetto, Fla., plans to protect its students by arming security guards with Glock handguns and semiautomatic rifles.
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CreditNicole Craine for The New York Times A School That Embraces a Trendy Model: The Start-Up
The Brooklyn STEAM Center moved into a new $17 million home inside a tech hub at the Brooklyn Navy Yard so students can learn directly from employers.
