Thank you for standing with the EdSource Guild on May 14. Our Unfair Labor Practice Strike — the first in the Pacific Media Workers Guild unit since 1994 — was a direct response to management’s unilateral changes to our health benefits and refusal to negotiate. We couldn’t have done it without you.

Dozens of union siblings and allies joined us in front of the EdSource office in Oakland and on Zoom. Supporters donated over $3,600 for our strike fund, more than 160 people signed our pledge not to cross the digital picket line, and some of our own coworkers refused to cross it in solidarity!

One thing I love about my job is sharing my radio skills with others. This week I got to train my friend and colleague Betty Marquez Rosales. She’s a natural! So proud. Listen: edsource.org/podcast/how-...

Watch our rally to find out why EdSource reporters went on strike and what we’re fighting for: www.twitch.tv/videos/27719...

Watch our rally to find out why EdSource reporters went on strike today and what we’re fighting for

Good morning! We're on strike! ✊️ In case you missed our midnight announcement, EdSource Guild is on strike today! Please do not cross our picket line by going to EdSource's web site. Instead, please come to our noon rally at this link or streaming at the links in our bio. zoom.us/j/93464421760

🚨 EDSOURCE GUILD IS ON STRIKE! 🚨 Today—Thursday, May 14—EdSource Guild is on a one-day work stoppage due to the unilateral changes to our insurance and the lack of progress on key contract issues. PLEASE DO NOT CROSS OUR PICKET LINE AND VISIT @edsource.org TODAY! actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

EdSource Guild members have unanimously voted to authorize a strike. We've been negotiating a contract for 16 months, and now management unilaterally changed our health plans without negotiating with us. Please sign to tell EdSource you won't cross our picket line: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

One theme of our rally was management's proposal on grievances and arbitration. Well, we're pleased to announce that our pressure worked! We have a tentative agreement on a grievance procedure that's fair to employees and ensures the eventual contract is honored. Thank you all for your support!

Not in our name, literally… @edsourceguild.bsky.social www.cjr.org/analysis/fig...

A high school student newspaper in Marin County is facing censorship and violations of their press freedoms. Thomas Peele’s must-read here: edsource.org/2026/student...

There’s a lot of talk among Republicans about overturning a Supreme Court ruling that states cannot deny children a free public education due to their immigration status. Here’s more about that case:

"Management appears to think [shield law protections and policies for third party software] are unimportant. As an investigative reporter who receives legal threats from the powerful, I can assure you the risks are real." - @thomas-peele.bsky.social, investigative reporter

It’s not just Ms. Rachel. The biggest names in children’s educational programming are coming out in force to call for kids to be freed from ICE detention. Here’s “Reading Rainbow” host @mychal3ts.bsky.social outside the Dilley Immigration Processing Center.

In our negotiations with @edsource.org they're proposing that CEO Deborah Clark unilaterally decide all grievances. In other words, management is repeatedly proposing that management will solely determine what happens if management violates the contract. We're demanding a real, neutral process.

Are you worried about screen time in your child’s elementary school classroom? Listen to my latest poscast episode:

When our colleague's father needed surgery EdSource did not provide clear guidance, forcing them to take leave which they still haven't been paid for. Our proposals would make clear what we're entitled to while EdSource's proposals leave much of it to the same handbook that failed our coworker.

Because of EdSource's parental leave policy Sunny Xie wasn't able to spend as much time caring for her new baby as she needed. Our proposal would solve this problem so this won't happen to anyone else in the future, but EdSource has not agreed.

“For many educators, however, the swift changes around Chávez raise a deeper question: whether removing symbols is enough or if schools must also confront the underlying issues of power, violence and historical legacy.” A must-read by Betty Marquez Rosales. edsource.org/2026/cesar-c...

Data journalist @bayareadata.press hasn't gotten a raise since 2023 so, after inflation, he's basically taken a 15% pay cut to keep working at EdSource.

Also please support our union siblings at @propublicaguild.org

NEW: The 9-year-old who begged Ms. Rachel for help getting out of ICE detention so he could attend his spelling bee has now also been released from Dilley. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

"Everyone deserves equitable pay. Yet, with my current salary, I can't pay for basic necessities *and* save for retirement *and* pay rent. The math just doesn't work out." - @emmagallegos.bsky.social

"We’re seeing [the Department of Homeland Security] trying to hide due process and people’s constitutional rights from them."

It’s been 421 days since the EdSource Guild unionized, and we still don’t have a contract. Starting tomorrow, Guild members will share, in their own words, why reaching an agreement on a contract soon is so important. Please share our stories with your networks!

I always love when we get students on the podcast, because they bring a big dose of energy and hope. Listen to my latest episode, featuring a student who filmed a "Ghost Hunters" horror-comedy at her high school and aims for the big screen. edsource.org/podcast/stud...

You'd think when a child got the highest score possible on the English Language Proficiency Assessment for California, that child would be reclassified as "proficient." But thousands of kids remain labeled "English learners" even after testing proficient. My latest: edsource.org/2026/califor...

Greenfield schools’ failure to provide interpreters for indigenous languages in Mexico left many parents unable to advocate at crucial times, like when their children were bullied, involved in fights or suspended. My latest @edsource.org:

At this high school, peer advocates mentor others and help mediate conflicts. "I never thought I would be a person that somebody would look up to. It makes me feel good that I know that I'm making a change." LISTEN to the latest Education Beat podcast: edsource.org/podcast/when...

After Renee Good was shot and killed by a federal immigration agent in Minneapolis, students had a lot of questions: Was she yelling at them? Was she aggressive? Was she rude? Can we film immigration agents? Will we be arrested if we do? My latest from @edsource.org:

💕 Roses are red, violets are blue, give workers the raises and the leave they need, too! 💕 Our negotiations with @edsource.org are slow and we still don't have equitable pay, work-life balance, or a fair contract. We're sending this Valentine's Day card to our bosses, please sign it to support us!

This week, we're honoring Betty Reid Soskin on Education Beat. The oldest national park ranger and a civil rights icon, she advocated for remembering the history of people often left out of the textbooks. This is the story of how students renamed their school after her: edsource.org/podcast/how-...

I was so honored to speak with @josemedinajr89.bsky.social. His message is so powerful. "If a child says, parquear, instead of saying, No se dice asi (That's not how you say it!), I can say look what you did! You combined parking and estacionar! Shut up, linguistic prowess!" Listen:

RELEASE: NewsGuild journalists are sounding the alarm – media companies are undermining public trust with unethical AI in the newsroom. Today, we launch #NewsNotSlop, a national campaign kicking off a Week of Action on AI, December 1–5. newsguild.org/release-stan...

My podcast Education Beat is turning 4 years old! And to mark the occasion we’re sharing an episode from those first days about an Oakland woman who adopted a class of 1st graders and promised to pay for their college if they graduated high school. LISTEN: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...

Emmett Till Was Born On This Day In 1941 – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2025/07/25/e...

“How can you really teach if you don't know what's going on in their lives and in their minds?” Listen to my conversation with @larryferlazzo.bsky.social:

It was so fun to talk with @larryferlazzo.bsky.social. And tomorrow you can listen to him on our podcast too!!

Migrant education helps farmworkers' children catch up; Trump wants to end it edsource.org?page_id=736431 @zstavely.bsky.social

It's been 178 days without a bargaining session with @edsource.org.

It could be the last summer for the migrant education program, for children of agricultural workers who move from school to school. Listen to my latest:

11 of our 13 members attended our Tuesday unit meeting and we could gather again today if management would agree to sit down with us.

It's been 170 days without a bargaining session with @edsource.org.

A group of high school students in Monterey County is spending their summer extracting DNA from sprigs of clover, making jewelry out of algae and shaping ceramic bowls, while also beefing up their math, reading and writing skills. Could be the program's last summer. edsource.org?page_id=736431

"These cuts will hurt the same families over and over again." Listen to our latest Education Beat podcast:

Black, Hispanic, and first-generation students received shorter recommendation letters or had fewer details about their intellectual promise, according to a new study.

EdSource's unit of @newsguild.org was recognized by management on Jan. 27, and 164 days later management has not met with us to begin negotiating a contract. We are ready and prepared to bargain. It is time to get to work and build a better @edsource.org.

As U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids ramp up across California, so have reports of students grappling with trauma, upheaval and fear after family members — and sometimes students themselves — are detained. @zstavely.bsky.social @lausdsup.bsky.social #LA edsource.org?page_id=734464

President Trump froze $6.2 B in federal education grants – $811 M that was to go to California – the day before the money was to be released. Now districts are scrambling to fund programs before school reopens.http://edsource.org/?page_id=735665 @zstavely.bsky.social @tonythurmond.bsky.social