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Biden Rips Kellogg’s, Supports Workers, as #KelloggStrike Continues Over 1,400 BCTGM members in Battle Creek, MI, Lancaster, PA, Omaha, NE, and Memphis, TN have overwhelmingly voted to [...]

Education Groups United in Dealing with School Violence Following the tragedy at Oxford High School, AFT President Randi Weingarten and I released the following statement:    [...]

State Board of Canvassers Approves “Let MI Kids Learn” for Signature Collection Today the State Board of Canvassers approved the “Let MI Kids Learn” petition for signature collection.  This [...]

Governor Vetoes HB 5405 and SB 687 Last week the Governor vetoed HB 5405 and SB 687 which would create a voucher-like program via a complicated tax credit scholarship system. We will continue to [...]

Creating a Support Staff-to-Teacher Pipeline My column this month in the Michigan Advance proposes a statewide expansion of successful “grow your own” programs to assist support staff who want to [...]

Native American Heritage Month It has been quite the scene the last few nights at Truist Park, the home of the Atlanta Braves, with 40,000 people doing the “tomahawk chop” to rally their [...]

Letter in Support of Danny Fenster Delivered to Myanmar Embassy We have previously written about journalist Danny Fenster, a former member of the Union of Part-Time Faculty at Wayne State [...]

Joint Labor-Management Statement Calling for Civility in Board Rooms and Classrooms Today, education labor and management released a joint statement calling for civility in Board meetings and in [...]

On October 5, 1400 workers at four Kellogg Co. plants went on strike. Members of the Bakery, Confectionery Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers (BCTGM) are holding strong on the picket line in [...]

Urban and Rural Schools Have Much in Common When it comes to education needs and challenges, urban and rural (and some suburban) districts have much more in common than many people realize.  [...]