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1:18pm, 1st May, 2019

Florida teachers can arm themselves under new gun bill

Florida's legislature on Wednesday passed a bill allowing teachers to carry guns in the classroom, expanding a program launched after the deadly high school shooting in Parkland with the aim of preventing another such massacre.

Moroccan government set to sack striking teachers

5:32pm, 27th March, 2019

World

Moroccan government set to sack striking teachers

Teachers who have instigated a four-week strike will be fired along with trainees who joined them, Morocco’s education minister said on Wednesday, days after authorities used water cannons to prevent thousands of them from spending the night in prote...

Moroccan police use water cannons to disperse teachers' protest: witness

11:50pm, 23rd March, 2019

World

Moroccan police use water cannons to disperse teachers' protest: witness

Moroccan police used water cannons early on Sunday to disperse thousands of young teachers protesting in the capital Rabat for better work conditions, a witness said.

9:47pm, 23rd March, 2019

World

Moroccan police use water cannons to disperse teachers' protest-witness

Moroccan police used water cannons early on Sunday to disperse thousands of young teachers protesting in the capital Rabat for better work conditions, a witness said.

West Virginia teachers to return to work after two-day strike

9:09pm, 20th February, 2019

US

West Virginia teachers to return to work after two-day strike

Union leaders for West Virginia teachers ended a two-day strike on Wednesday that they had called to oppose charter schools, clearing the way for classes to resume for about 270,000 students.

West Virginia teachers to continue strike, in charter schools fight

11:45pm, 19th February, 2019

US

West Virginia teachers to continue strike, in charter schools fight

A union for West Virginia teachers vowed on Tuesday to continue their strike to oppose charter schools, expressing distrust of lawmakers despite scoring a legislative victory.

West Virginia teachers strike again, this time over charter schools

12:19pm, 19th February, 2019

US

West Virginia teachers strike again, this time over charter schools

Teachers in West Virginia went on strike on Tuesday for the second time in a year, with the teachers' union blasting a bill that could bring taxpayer-funded charter schools to the state as an act of retaliation by state lawmakers for last year&#...

Denver teachers, school district reach deal to end strike

9:24am, 14th February, 2019

US

Denver teachers, school district reach deal to end strike

Denver teachers and school district officials reached an agreement early on Thursday after an all-night bargaining session to end a strike that has disrupted classes for 92,000 students this week, the union said.

Striking Denver teachers, school district reach deal to end walkout: union

8:41am, 14th February, 2019

US

Striking Denver teachers, school district reach deal to end walkout: union

Striking Denver teachers reached a deal with school district officials after a marathon bargaining session early on Thursday to end their walkout, which was in its fourth day, the union said.

Talks to end four-day Denver teachers' strike stretch overnight

7:16am, 14th February, 2019

US

Talks to end four-day Denver teachers' strike stretch overnight

Negotiations lasted all night and into the pre-dawn hours of Thursday between striking teachers in Denver and the city school district, who are trying to come up with a deal to end a walkout affecting 92,000 students that's now entering its four...

Striking Denver teachers to resume talks Wednesday, strike enters third day

1:17am, 13th February, 2019

US

Striking Denver teachers to resume talks Wednesday, strike enters third day

Thousands of Denver public school teachers will walk the picket lines for a third day on Wednesday, disrupting classes for about 92,000 students after union and school district officials ended talks with no deal in sight, union officials said.

Explainer: Denver teachers strike challenges landmark incentive pay scheme

9:01pm, 12th February, 2019

US

Explainer: Denver teachers strike challenges landmark incentive pay scheme

A unique, incentive-based pay structure adopted by Denver public schools more than a decade ago is at the crux of a strike by teachers who say the bonus system has eroded their earning power in a city where the cost of living has soared over the last...

Striking Denver teachers renew talks with school district

5:26pm, 12th February, 2019

US

Striking Denver teachers renew talks with school district

Thousands of Denver public school teachers walked picket lines for a second day on Tuesday, disrupting classes for some 92,000 students as union and school district officials resumed contract talks that broke down over the weekend.

Denver teachers march out of classrooms in strike over wages

5:53pm, 11th February, 2019

US

Denver teachers march out of classrooms in strike over wages

Denver public school teachers walked off the job on Monday to demand higher and more predictable wage hikes, disrupting classes for some 92,000 students in the latest of a wave of strikes by U.S. educators over the past year.

Zimbabwe teachers' unions suspend national strike

2:02pm, 10th February, 2019

World

Zimbabwe teachers' unions suspend national strike

Zimbabwean teachers have suspended a national strike seeking better pay, unions said on Sunday, but warned that they could walk out from their jobs again if the government did not meet their demands.

Thousands of teachers in Washington state strike over salaries

1:01pm, 30th August, 2018

US

Thousands of teachers in Washington state strike over salaries

Nearly 80,000 students in Washington state were unable to attend the first day of school this week as thousands of teachers went on strike seeking higher salaries, teacher's unions said.

Freed Mexico teachers' union boss attacks education reforms

5:29pm, 20th August, 2018

World

Freed Mexico teachers' union boss attacks education reforms

The former leader of Mexico's influential teachers union made a combative comeback to public life on Monday after being let off corruption charges, by attacking the outgoing government in a speech and claiming its education reform had failed.