EdSource stories tagged with:
teachers strike
April 11, 2019
How one district achieved a more collaborative labor-management partnership
San Jose Unified and its teachers union offer model for how to move from combat to collaboration, researcher says.
Joel Knudson
March 4, 2019
Oakland school board cuts $20.2 million from budget, including 100 jobs
Board member Jody London said the district could not give teachers the raises it agreed to in settling the recent strike without making the cuts.
Theresa Harrington
March 3, 2019
Lessons from the Los Angeles and Oakland teachers' strikes
Both strikes yielded gains for teachers, but larger structural issues, such as declining enrollments, unaffordable housing, and pension costs eroding what can be spent on children, were not addressed.
Louis Freedberg
March 3, 2019
After seven-day strike, Oakland teachers approve new contract
The district and teachers' union reach a four-year agreement that would give teachers an 11 percent raise, plus a 3 percent bonus.
By Theresa Harrington
February 28, 2019
Charter schools are not to blame for Oakland Unified's financial woes
Scapegoating charters not the solution to district's labor dispute, author says.
Eric Premack
February 27, 2019
Oakland Unified discloses improved contract offer after protesters shut down board meeting
District increased salary hike offer, but teachers' union and supporters are holding out. Demands include higher raises, smaller classes and student resources.
Theresa Harrington
February 26, 2019
Teachers' strike is costing Oakland school district about $1 million a day
With a high percentage of students and teachers honoring picket line, Oakland Unified is losing state funds, partially offset by savings in not having to pay striking teachers’ salaries.
Louis Freedberg And Theresa Harrington
February 25, 2019
Tony Thurmond, state schools chief, joins Oakland teacher negotiations at union's request
Weekend talks broke off after union held fast to its demands. The district canceled a Monday night board meeting to focus on negotiations.
Theresa Harrington
February 24, 2019
Even when districts want more school nurses, they have trouble finding them
Striking teachers have forced California districts to address student-to-nurse ratios that are among the worst in the nation. But they have to compete with the higher-paying private sector in the midst of an overall shortage of nurses.
David Washburn
February 21, 2019
Why I am on the picket line, not in my classroom
A teacher’s perspective on the Oakland strike
Ginger Cook
February 21, 2019
California charter schools facing new oversight under fast track legislation
Senate Bill 126, which was passed in the Senate Feb. 21, would require that California charter school boards comply with the same open meeting, conflict-of-interest and disclosure laws as district school boards, including holding public board meetings, opening records to the public upon request and ensuring board members don’t have a financial interest in contracts on which they vote.
Diana Lambert
February 21, 2019
Distrust is a central issue in Oakland teachers’ strike
As teachers are joined by parents, students and community members on picket lines, the school board faces pressure to settle with teachers and put students first when making budget cuts for next year.
Theresa Harrington
February 20, 2019
Oakland superintendent: District must choose 'imperfect solutions over strife'
Superintendent Kyla Johnson-Trammell, a former Oakland Unified teacher and principal, says district has to live within its "current financial reality" and end the "same repeated conversations that we have been having for decades."
Kyla Johnson-Trammell
February 18, 2019
Oakland principals support teachers but call for more state and local funds
Open letter in support of Oakland Unified teachers signed by 75 principals from district.