American Teacher

FrontlinesThe Wall Street Journal and Terry M. Moe got an earful from AFT members who took issue with a column by Moe in which he suggested that teachers unions be stripped of their collective bargaining powers.AFT members bombarded the Journal with...

Governors treat state workers like second-class citizensThe newly elected governors of Indiana and Missouri had barely been sworn into office when they launched a frontal attack on their workers. In early January, the governors, both Republicans, took...

The AFT has laid out a path for the union's organizing program that will include greater outreach to new constituencies, a national organizing model, more training for organizers and greater use of volunteer organizers in campaigns. In a series of recommendations...

Kate Mullany continues to make history. In 1864, at the age of 19, Mullany, an Irish immigrant, organized and led the all-female Collar Laundry Union, recognized as the first women's labor union in the United States. She went on to become the first woman...

Union leads campaign to recall school board membersThe Hamtramck (Mich.) Federation of Teachers demonstrated its political clout last year when it launched-and won-a campaign to recall three members of the district's school board, including board president...

Agreement reached just hours before planned strikeSubstantial salary increases and increased opportunities for professional development are among the highlights of a new contract between the St. Louis Teachers and SchoolRelated Personnel Union and the...

'Adequate' school funding is gaining traction around the states, but what that goal means depends on the benchmark used.School funding was the focus of Education Week's latest survey of school reform around the states. The "Quality Counts 2005" report,...

Speed kills good writing skillsYESAmong the many real challenges to American education today, add another: writing in the electronic media.A recent newspaper article quotes elementary school pupils on their strong preference for "punching a keyboard"...

Weak link found between self-esteem and academic achievementWhether attempting to raise students' academic achievement or keep teenagers from engaging in risky behaviors, one common strategy has been to make young people feel better about themselves...

Superintendent and teachers collaborate on school reform planThirty-nine schools in Dade County, Fla., have embarked on a school reform project that is not only one of the most ambitious literacy initiatives in the country but is also a prime example...

Paid-for spin brings protests, requests for investigationThe Bush administration's efforts to sell the No Child Left Behind Act through paid-for spin rather than substance have ignited a firestorm of protest and calls for a congressional investigation.Earlier...