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Why One Paraprofessional Wakes At 5 a.m. to Campaign
By Steve Lemken Jean Fay works with kindergartners as a paraprofessional at Crocker Farm Elementary School in Amherst, Mass. It’s a full day teaching students how to read. She’s done it for 13 years....
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With Little Funding or Support, Community College Students Dropping Out
By Mary Ellen Flannery With fees rising, and more than two-thirds of courses taught by part-time faculty, the path to a college degree has become too steep for too many students to climb. In a new...
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Educators, Parents Derail Charter Industry Scheme to Defy Will of Voters
In November 2016, Massachusetts voters rejected Question 2, a ballot referendum financed by the charter school industry to raise the cap on charter school expansion. The vote, 62 percent to 38 percent,...
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During Pandemic, Unions Continue to Advocate for Educators and Students
As COVID-19 continues to upend public education across the U.S., compelling teachers, faculty, education support professionals (ESPs), and other educators to provide online lessons, technical support,...
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Faculty and Staff Raise the Alarm Over Reopening College Campuses
Editor’s note: On Aug. 6, UMass Amherst reversed its plan to invite most students back to campus, announcing that students taking online-only classes would stay home. With that, about 3,000 of its...
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