Teacher pay is lower than you think

Is State Dem Chair Dwight Pelz trying to help Republicans?

In State Dems to Kucinich: Get lost, Seattle P-I reporter Joel Connelly  joins State Dem Chair Dwight Pelz in badmouthing Dennis Kucinich for considering a run for Congress in Washington State. Why is Pelz viciously attacking a Democratic hero who stands for everything Democrats should believe in? Kucinich is much loved by unionists (for his […]

Rebuild the Middle Class: Invest in Opportunity

Part one in a series “Special Legislative Session: The Big Picture.” — When legislators return to Olympia on May 13th for a special session to finalize the budget, they should focus on the big picture: strategic investments that build the middle class in Washington state and help people get back to work. Opportunities to do […]

Seattle Teachers Association selected as the most valuable union nationwide

The Nation selected the Seattle Teachers Association as the MOST VALUABLE UNION: The Progressive Honor Roll of 2013. “When teachers at Seattle’s Garfield High School refused to administer the Measures of Academic Progress test to ninth graders in January—with support from parents, students, rank-and-file activists from Seattle Equality Educators and local NAACP leaders—they put the […]