Archive for 2013

Charter schools often allow innovation not found in public schools that are bound by monopoly bargaining contracts and teacher union power.   Nina Reese, National Alliance for Public Charter Schools and Joe Williams of  Democrats…

While Indiana teachers have had Right to Work privileges since 1993, teachers are still forced into representation by the Indiana State Teachers Association in many districts where ISTA is the exclusive bargaining…

Larry Sand does a great job exposing the fallacy of the union officials’ view of Right to Work in unionwatch.org. Larry Sand does a great job exposing the fallacy of the union…

Wisconsin Act 10 severely restricted the subjects that come under the purvey of monopoly bargaining, and many districts are issuing handbooks instead of the union contract.  Keith Uhlig has the…

Michigan Education Association officials, desperate to keep forced dues rolling into their coffers.  Brian Smith has the story at mlive.com. A federal judge  signed an order Wednesday dissolving a preliminary injunction which…

Mike Antonucci, Education Intelligence Agency, reviews the news from the 2013 National Education Association Convention.  Two highlights:  NEA members voted down a merger with the American Federation of Teachers (AFT),…

Gary Marvin Davison points out teacher unions stymie teacher quality. Counterpoint Teachers unions such as Education Minnesota consistently promote practices that undermine excellence in the classroom. Education Minnesota is the second best…

Although it cannot be proved it was union money, Sally Jo Widmer did manage to gamble  over $350,000 away. AFT union officials caught on to the embezzlement after an audit, and it…

Once again, the population is leaving forced-dues states for the freedom of Right to Work states, especially the under-18 population.  It looks like Right to Work states are great places…