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Kindergarten Reading Readiness Rebounds to Pre-Pandemic Levels, But National Literacy Progress Remains Slow

The findings, based on middle-of-the-school-year literacy data, offer a mixed picture for educators and policymakers.

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Trump's Efforts to Get DEI Out of Schools Put on Hold By Judges

President Donald Trump came into office pledging to remove “woke” from American classrooms.

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Education Advocates Urge Swift Distribution of $2.19 Billion in Federal Title II Funds

In a letter addressed to Secretary of Education Linda McMahon, the coalition urged the department to distribute the $2.19 billion allocated for Title II.

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Union-backed Poor Peoples Campaign launches with letters to GOP leaders

WASHINGTONAlessandro Morales Cardozo is one of the working poor. Hes also a Dreamer, a janitor, and a Service Employees Local 32BJ shop steward.

Study: Indiana prevailing wage repeal cuts workers pay, not construction costs

INDIANAPOLISCall it another right-wing anti-union and anti-worker scheme gone wrong.

Georgetown, Rutgers launch new program to identify, train new female union leaders

WASHINGTONUsing funds bequeathed to them from the Berger-Marks Foundation and for the same purpose the foundation had Georgetown and Rutgers Universities launched a program to identify, train and

Backers hit continued prosecution of Lac Megantic rail workers

Backers of the two Steelworker-represented rail workers charged in connection with the fiery freight train crash that wrecked Lac Megantic, Quebec, more than four years ago, blasted the Canadian go

Puerto Rico's Public Schools at Risk, AFSA Leaders Respond

Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossell recently announced a plan to overhaul the island's public education system.

Teamsters, UPS start talks on new pact

WASHINGTONThe Teamsters and United Parcel Service have opened talks on one of the largest private-sector contracts in the U.S., a new pact that would cover at least 260,000 workers.

January jobless rate stays at 4.1%; Firms claim to create 196K jobs

WASHINGTONThe U.S. unemployment rate stayed at 4.1 percent in January, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.