For a 2nd day, a union strike will keep some LA students out of classrooms
Hundreds of thousands of students are out of school in Los Angeles. The union representing school support staff began a three-day strike on Tuesday.
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Hundreds of thousands of students stayed home as a labor strike starts in LA
The union representing bus drivers and other support staff for the Los Angeles Unified School District begin a three-day strike. The teachers union plans to walk out in support.
The Los Angeles schools superintendent discusses the labor strike
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Alberto Carvalho, superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District, after union workers began a three-day strike.
Demonstrations, protests mark first day of LA school strike
Support staff in the nation's second-largest school district walked out over stalled contract negotiations. Teachers joined them in support.
Can moderates survive state politics? In Montana, they may be going extinct
Across the country, parties are consolidating political power in states and squeezing out the moderate middle. In Montana, that squeeze is changing political representation and whose voice counts.
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GOP lawmakers largely back ex-President Trump ahead of his possible arrest. Staff of the Los Angeles Unified School District plan a walkout. Silicon Valley Bank casts a shadow over the Fed meeting.
Yes, you can take a college course on raising lambs
At the University of Maryland, students learn the business and science of raising lambs through the popular Sheep Management class.
In 'The Teachers,' passion motivates, even as conditions grow worse for educators
Alexandra Robbins illuminates how teachers, who shape our future, live a constant battle against financial pressure, entitled parents, politicians, and the educational system at the local level.
A Florida professor says his contract was terminated for teaching about racial justice
A longtime English professor at Palm Beach Atlantic University says his "decision to teach and speak about racial justice" led to a parent complaining and the university terminating his contract.
Forsyth County residents speak out about lack of mental health services at town hall
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services hosted a mental health town hall in Forsyth County Thursday night. Many attendees raised concerns about the state’s lack of services.