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Guardian US teacher takeover

Teachers are guest-editing Guardian US to highlight underfunded schools, falling pay and a new wave of activism

  • David Smith hand-delivers the teachers’ manifesto to the office of US education secretary Betsy DeVos.

    'My classroom has asbestos and bats': a message for Betsy DeVos

  • refinery29 money diary

    I'm proud of being a teacher, but I might never be able to afford a home

  • The disturbing truth about teaching in America – video

    'I've had hungry students who couldn't concentrate; I've filed tax returns for kids' parents': a perspective of life as a teacher in two different US states

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    Billionaires v teachers: the Koch brothers' plan to starve public education

    A small group of women have succeeded in putting a state law promoted by Betsy DeVos and billionaire donors which they see as an attack on public education on the ballot in November
    • The US spends more on education than other countries. Why is it falling behind?

    • The teacher revolt reshaping US politics

    • The fight continues: which states will teachers strike in next?

  • Taylor King and Mary Elizabeth Grissette, students at Goshen high school. The students enrolled in the agriscience tech program are experienced farmhands by 15.

    The comeback kids: how a struggling public school made the grade

    An Alabama school district is trying to break the cycle of poverty by enrolling students in programs that allow them to eventually graduate with college credits or degrees
  • Teacher shortages have increased in parts of every region of the US in the past year.

    Teacher shortages worsening in majority of US states, study reveals

    Exclusive: Guardian survey shows schools turning to underqualified graduates to put more teachers in the classroom
    • The teacher pay gap: how a promising career for women lost its shine

    • The day maggots fell from the ceiling: why I quit teaching

    • The working-class kid who became a writer: how a Kansas teacher helped change my life

  • American teachers protest in California.

    Voices from the classroom: teachers share their stories – as it happened

  • A teacher protests in Florida. The recent dip came after two decades when salaries stayed basically flat.

    Teacher pay drops 5% in last decade – despite better qualified staff

  • ‘We, the people, are the root and tree of American democracy. We have no king, and no individual – not even a president – can usurp that.’

    How weak schools serve Trump's agenda

    Arne Duncan
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    'We shouldn't be on food stamps': teachers on how to fix America's education system

  • The Guardian US teacher takeover: about this project

  • How I survive: American teachers and their second jobs – a photo essay

  • The job Americans won't take: Arizona looks to Philippines to fill teacher shortage

  • Teachers dance during a protest outside the state capitol in Raleigh, North Carolina

    What's your experience of teaching in America? Teachers, share your stories

    The Guardian US is launching a new project about teachers. Tell us your stories about teaching in America
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