January 27, 2023
California teachers call on their districts for contractual commitment to community schools
Local teachers unions in the middle of bargaining with their districts want to see community schools included in their contracts.
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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.
Sydney Johnson
August 14, 2020
Oakland Unified reaches compromise with teacher’s union in distance learning deal
Oakland Unified reached a tentative agreement on distance learning which, if approved, will go into effect immediately upon ratification.
Theresa Harrington
July 31, 2020
Oakland Unified lacks agreements with teachers and other staff as Aug. 10 school start looms
After bargaining for three weeks, teachers’ union and district disagree on how to provide distance learning and when to reopen campuses safely.
Theresa Harrington
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.
EdSource staff
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.
Diana Lambert
April 24, 2019
Oakland Unified may need $2 million more in budget cuts to give other employees same raise as teachers
Alameda County Office of Education analysis of district’s budget reveals shortfall if all unions get the same level salary increase as teachers.
Theresa Harrington
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
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
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.
Nico Savidge
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.
Nico Savidge
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.
Louis Freedberg
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.