Tens of thousands of staff in French schools launched nationwide protests against the government’s Covid policy Teachers, administrators, and school employees in France refused to show up for work on Thursday, demanding the government review its Covid pandemic policy, which they claim is incoherent and fails to protect students and staff. The government has drawn […]
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Chicago teachers agree to resume in-person lessons
The union voted to halt a days-long standoff with the city prompted by concerns over Covid-19 Chicago public schools are set to continue in-person classes after the city’s teachers union backed a plan with the local school district to establish new pandemic safety measures, ending a standoff that lasted nearly a week. The Chicago Teachers […]
Chicago teachers shut down in-person classes
Mayor’s office insists she’s doing ‘everything in her power’ to bring kids back to school – including threatening teachers’ pay The Chicago Teachers Union has voted to shut down in-person classes, insisting the surge in Covid-19 cases has made schools unsafe, while school-board officials warn the work stoppage amounts to an illegal strike. While Chicago […]
Math test for teachers ruled racist
A Canada court has ruled that a mandatory math proficiency test is unconstitutional and should not prohibit those who fail to pass it despite unlimited attempts from teaching children, as it unfairly affects non-white candidates. The Ontario Divisional Court ordered the Ontario College of Teachers last week to “grant certification to teacher candidates who have […]
German teachers’ union begs for return of mask mandates, wants to avoid school closures ‘at all costs’
Germany’s teachers’ union chief has urged a return to mask requirements for elementary schools as the country is seeing a rise in Covid-19 infections among young children. “Our infection numbers for the school-age group are already significantly higher than a year ago, when, as you know, we had to close schools from mid-December,” Heinz-Peter Meidinger, […]