Teachers Unions

October 22, 2020

Length of live teaching varies in California even in the same grade level and same district

Some parents and researchers want longer class periods for their kids in distance learning, while others worry about excessive screen time and ineffective use of learning time.

January 24, 2020

Perspectives on the LA teachers’ strike: looking back and ahead

EdSource asked a cross-section of Los Angeles education leaders to reflect on the consequences of the strike that drew national attention.

October 17, 2019

California Teachers Association names new executive director

The California Teachers Association has named Joe Boyd as its new executive director. The organization represents 310,000 teachers.

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.

February 15, 2019

Teacher activism in California takes on an increasingly 'red' hue

Teachers statewide joining the Red for Ed movement in support of higher pay, smaller class sizes and other changes.

Louis Freedberg And Theresa Harrington

Elections and Education

November 2, 2018

Major donors in California schools chief contest also influencing local races

EdVoice and the California Teachers Association are making their influence felt in dozens of campaigns for Assembly and Senate.

October 9, 2018

Millions more pour into race for California state superintendent of public instruction

Committees supporting Marshall Tuck and Tony Thurmond have raised $27.4 million, of which nearly $12 million came in in the last three weeks alone.

July 11, 2018

Battle ramps up to convince California school employees to withhold union fees

Conservative organizations are spearheading a campaign that will involve emails, phone calls, visits to worksites, or even canvasing teachers at their homes.

June 27, 2018

High court ends mandatory fees collected by public unions

In a decision that could do significant damage to the finances of the California Teachers Association and other public sector unions, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that unions can no longer collect compulsory fees from the workers they represent.

David Washburn And John Fensterwald

June 22, 2018

Lawmakers give California unions new protections as Supreme Court ruling looms

Language added to the state budget will make it easier for unions to recruit and keep members as the high court is set to rule on the mandatory fees they charge.

John Fensterwald And David Washburn

May 6, 2018

How teacher strikes in other states help California unions make their case

As teachers’ unions scramble to blunt the impact of a looming Supreme Court decision regarding their ability to collect dues, the recent teacher strikes across the nation have handed them a rallying cry.