Tens of thousands teachers have gathered in Californian streets to protest budget cuts to education financing proposed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. After the protest at 8:30 a.m., teachers returned to their working regular duties, denouncing the protest as a disruption of the school day. The New York Times reports that if passed, the cuts would [...]
Around 100 parents have gathered outside a courthouse, holding the pictures of their dead kids and shouting their names. The Chinese police had to forcefully remove the angry parents from the courthouse. ABC News reports that the police action was the clearest signal yet that authorities are hardening their stance against the impromptu displays of [...]
Nearly one in ten schools has been shut during the biggest teachers’ strike in England and Wales. More than 400,000 teachers, lecturers, civil and public servants have walked out in a one-day protest, demanding that their salaries be increased by 4.1 percent. The BBC reports that the one-day teachers’ protest was condemned by all the [...]