Archive for May 2013
School Board Can’t Decide Which Side It’s On
This alternative high school in Connecticut has obviously been run by the teacher union for over a year. Now teachers are beginning to wonder if it was a good idea as the teacher union…
Read MoreIt’s Not About the Students; Not Even Close
Now that Mayor Emanuel must close down some Chicago schools because of last year’s teacher strike, which added a Herculean burden to the district’s $1 million deficit, the shoe is…
Read MoreA Child’s Mind is too Precious to be Bargained For
To quote the slogan of West Virginia Professional Educators, “A Child’s Mind is too Precious to be Bargained For” Monopoly bargaining is compulsory unionism, pure and simple. Even in a Right…
Read MoreWhere Has All the Money Gone?
Where has all the money gone? In one Michigan school district, it’s going to perks for unionized teachers instead of to repairing and improving the dilapidated charter school. Audrey Spalding has the…
Read MoreRight to Work States Offer Competitive Pay, Far Superior Job Opportunities For Teachers
Stan Greer of the National Institute for National Institute for Labor Relations Research, has good news for teachers in Right to Work states not mentioned in TeacherPortal. Teachers in Right to…
Read MoreBusiness Leaders Shun States with Powerful Public Unions
Why is this article important to teachers? As the National Institute for Labor Relations Research has proved time after time, businesses pick Right to Work states when they are thinking…
Read MoreCalifornia Teachers Association Rips Democrat Education Reformers – Again
Once again, California Teacher Empowerment Network president Larry Sand exposes the hypocrisy and greed of the California Teachers Association. It’s anybody’s guess where California teachers’ forced dues will go to if more…
Read MoreMexican Teacher Union Officials Sanction Taking Hostages
Mexican teacher union officials commanded student teachers to take hostages to show their displeasure at attempts to introduce some education reforms. Anastasia O’Grady has the story in the Wall street Journal. Accountability…
Read MoreStudents Stop Teachers Union From Killing Their Education
A heartwarming story of courage as high schoolers wrest their band, and volunteer teacher, from the jaws of the teacher union doomsday machine. Volunteers are the last thing unions want to…
Read MoreWill MEA Lose Its Grip?
The Michigan Education Association, long one of the largest and most powerful affiliates of the National Education Association. Its power and ability to collect forced dues has been curtailed by…
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