In Little Rock, Ark., Teachers to Strike for Collective Bargaining Power
Teachers in Little Rock, Ark., will be on the picket lines Thursday for only the second time in the school district's history.
Teachers in Little Rock, Ark., will be on the picket lines Thursday for only the second time in the school district's history.
The Chicago Teachers Union has reached a deal with the district to make up five of the 11 missed instructional days and end the strike.
The Chicago Teachers Union delegates approved a tentative agreement, but will remain on strike until the mayor agrees they can make up the missed days.
Union leaders are holding civil disobedience training sessions as negotiations with the city stall.
About 25,000 educators in Chicago are expected to go on strike Thursday.
After months of stalled contract negotiations with Chicago schools, the majority of the city's teacher's union voted to walk off the job later this fall.
If at least 75 percent of union members vote yes, the union's House of Delegates will set a date to walk out this fall. The earliest that they could strike is Oct. 7.
This year, North Dakota took first place in personal finance site WalletHub's annual ranking of the best and worst states to be a teacher.
The nation's fifth-largest school district won't see a teacher strike in the fall, if the tentative agreement is approved.
While Clark County, Nev., teachers prepare to strike, students are supporting their efforts on the social platform TikTok.
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