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This week we talk about the recent pension victory in Arizona, Gov Dayton of Minnesota vetoing a bill that would have removed tenure from layoff discussions, the Hainesport Education Association in New Jersey winning a 6 month campaign to preserve custodian jobs and push back privatization and feature video of Colorado health technician Judy Near, NEA’s ESP of the year, discussing how collective bargaining has helped protect her and her students.

After months of negotiations, Connecticut students, educators and parents are sounding a note of optimism as both chambers of congress have passed a sweeping education reform bill.

After 22 months of fruitless negotiations with college administrators who would prefer to spend taxpayer dollars on hefty executive raises, 95% of CFA members voted to support a strike last week.

Republican senators block bill intended to stop student loan interest rates from doubling.