October 14, 2016
Chicago families, students, and teachers have a lot to celebrate this week. Late Monday night, educators and school support staff reached a new agreement with Chicago Public Schools. The aversion of a planned strike may have been the headline, but here’s the real news: By uniting with parents and people… Read More»
Tags: American Federation of Teachers, Chicago, Chicago Public Schools, Community Schools, CTU, education, Restorative justice, Teachers, Teachers Strike
October 5, 2016
A dominant narrative in the United States persists that if Black people would take personal responsibility and work hard, we could achieve gains similar to those of our white counterparts. And while the number of Black college graduates has quintupled over the past 50 years, the increase in education has… Read More»
Tags: BlackWorkMatters, Economic Policy Institute, education, income inequality, Institute for Policy Studies, M4BL, millennials, Movement for Black Lives, organize, racial wage gap, social movements, Vision for Black Lives, wage gap, wealth gap
