WSWS reporters visited Flint to discuss the city’s water crisis, produced by the cost-cutting decision of city officials to switch their water source to the Flint River.
Locked out workers and their supporters in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area spoke to the WSWS about the issues in their struggle.
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center is seeking to eliminate thousands of higher paid caregivers.
This dramatic downgrade graphically illustrates the reality of health care rationing for the poor and working class in the United States, supported by the entire political establishment.
Striking teachers in the East Allegheny School Districts spoke on the impact of poverty and budget cuts.
Teachers in three Pennsylvania school districts, who have worked years without contracts and are facing new wage and health care cuts, have walked out on strike.
The National Education Association (NEA) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) passed resolutions at recent national conventions distancing themselves from Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, with whom they have long collaborated.
A review of Ankur Singh’s documentary on the impact of high-stakes testing on students.
The Wilkinsburg Education Association has accepted a contract that will lay off 15 percent of district teachers.
After the death of Mary Votjka in Pittsburgh, attention has focused on the conditions of adjunct professors and the crisis in education as a whole.
Major corporations are cashing in on lucrative school district contracts related to the implementation of the new “Common Core” curriculum.
Common Core standards are being implemented in K-12 classrooms across the US this year. They have been promoted by the Obama administration, corporations and teachers’ unions.
Steubenville recently gained notoriety because of a tragedy last August which resulted in the conviction of two teenage boys for sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl.
Teachers, parents and students in Strongsville, Ohio rallied last week as instructors concluded the third week of their strike.
Teachers entered the second week of their strike in Strongsville, Ohio, as a federal mediator called for talks.
The Strongsville, Ohio school board is seeking the elimination of seniority protections and changes to pension and health care plans.
Two Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania teachers have been reprimanded after being accused of changing student answers to boost scores on state examinations.
A series of pickets and protests are planned throughout the US against the giant retailer Wal-Mart for “Black Friday,” the day after Thanksgiving and traditionally the busiest shopping day of the year.
The teachers union and the Newark, New Jersey school board have reached a tentative contract on a "pay for performance" plan.
Century Aluminum Company in Ravenswood, West Virginia has announced it will decide in September whether to reopen its smelting plant, restoring health insurance benefits to retirees.
