“【Exordium】Oakland teachers and support staff went on strike May 4, shutting down 85 schools. They returned to work May 15 with a tentative agreement including 10 percent raises and more power in Community Schools. Members are voting on the agreement until Monday.”◇Woolcock, Nicola and Anna Lombardi, 2023, "Schools Face Closure As Families Are Priced Out of Cities", Times, April 24, 2023, (https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/schools-face-closure-as-families-are-priced-out-of-cities-5j8vkrm9n).
“【Caption】A falling birth rate and population changes in London boroughs and elsewhere are threatening the existence of successful primaries”◇Philip, Lisa, 2023, "Most Older College Students Don't Graduate. Here's How One Chicago Woman Is Making It", WBEZ Chicago, April 11, 2023, (https://www.wbez.org/stories/most-older-college-students-in-illinois-dont-graduate-heres-one-young-woman-who-is-making-it/f3afc300-2b8a-48c4-aafa-e2ed39caa193).
“【Caption】Stephanie Quintana transferred to Northeastern Illinois University because it is structured to support nontraditional students. Now, graduation is in sight.”◇Twomey, James, 2022, "'Enough Is Enough': Lewisham and Southwark College Staff Strike Over Pay", South London News, September 26, 2022, (https://londonnewsonline.co.uk/enough-is-enough-lewisham-and-southwark-college-staff-strike-over-pay/).
“【Exordium】Staff from Lewisham and Southwark colleges walked out today and formed picket lines outside the building to demonstrate their anger at poor pay in the sector.｜The strikes form part of a national movement co-ordinated by the Universities and Colleges Union (UCU) called Respect FE.｜College workers are demanding their employers make a 10 per cent pay offer that reflects the soaring costs they currently face and is in line with inflation.”◇Madeloni, Barbara, 2022, "Seattle Teachers' Weeklong Strike Has Ended", Jacobin, September 17, 2022, (https://jacobin.com/2022/09/seattle-teachers-strike-educators-association/).
“【Caption】Seattle teachers are back in the classroom this week after walking off the job on September 7. The union won some gains ― but some members aren’t happy about how the strike ended.”◇Mansell, Warwick and Daniel Boffey, 2022, "Teachers at ex-Tory Minister's Academy Chain Set to Strike", Guardian, September 16, 2022, (https://www.theguardian.com/education/2022/sep/16/teachers-at-ex-tory-ministers-academy-chain-set-to-strike).
“【Caption】Staff at Future Academies claim they are being overworked and children have been left demoralised”◇De La Cour, Nora, 2022, "School Bus Drivers Make School Possible. They Deserve Better", Jacobin, February 9, 2022, (https://jacobin.com/2022/02/k12-transporation-worker-shortage-pay-hours-covid).
“【Caption】Current pay and benefits for school bus drivers are grossly incommensurate with their incredibly challenging, multifaceted work. When they’re exploited and mistreated, drivers and kids both suffer the consequences.”