Pandemic stress-tested school governance, revealing many flaws

Adding pressure to salary negotiations for teachers and staff

More options may help in repairing the pandemic's harm to children.

Teachers unions and the Covid-19 pandemic in Europe

“A complete and utter joke,” a parent complains, as teachers get full salaries and students get a few hours a week at most of live instruction.

Reforming a divided school system in Los Angeles

Will districts demand reform in exchange for needed raises?

When the Supreme Court ruled last year in Janus v. Afscme that unions could no longer collect agency fees from employees who choose not to join, many predicted a major decline in union membership. But according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, public union membership declined less than 1% in 2018. In this episode, Paul E. Peterson talks with Daniel DiSalvo.

A veteran teacher reflects on the Oklahoma strike

Will teachers' post-retirement benefits break the bank?