Crisis in America's classrooms

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

By The Guardian

The Guardian
'My classroom has asbestos and bats': a message for Betsy DeVos
Guardian US - US News
On the eve of World Teachers’ Day, the Guardian’s Washington bureau chief David Smith visited the Department of Education to deliver messages from hundreds of teachers who wrote to the Guardian during...
Oct 5, 2018
The Guardian
I'm proud of being a teacher, but I might never be able to afford a home
Guardian US - US News
On World Teachers’ Day, the Guardian and Refinery29 are collaborating to share stories of teachers’ struggles This interview was originally published by Refinery29. In honor of World Teachers’ Day on 5,...
Oct 5, 2018
The Guardian
The disturbing truth about teaching in America – video
Guardian US - Lily Ames, George Shelbourn, Jane Spencer, Pascal Wyse, Tom Silverstone and Laurence Topham
Sep 7, 2018
The Guardian
Billionaires v teachers: the Koch brothers' plan to starve public education
Guardian US - Steven Greenhouse in Phoenix
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 Arizona has become...
Sep 7, 2018
The Guardian
The teacher revolt reshaping US politics
Guardian US - Chris McGreal in Ada, Oklahoma
After teacher strikes in the beginning of the year failed to have the desired impact, educators are taking on the Republican party Ronny Johns is an accidental Republican. The Oklahoma school principal...
Sep 7, 2018