Archive for February 2014
Wisconsin Teacher Union Officials Postpone Merger
Mike Antonucci makes predictions about the Wisconsin teacher union merger in Intercepts. Yesterday I posted the breaking news that the Wisconsin Education Association Council and AFT-Wisconsin postponed their scheduled votes to…
Read MoreThe Cost of Monopoly Bargaining
Providing another example of the cost of public sector monopoly bargaining, Justin Hegy explains how contracts in Chicago protect public workers from paying fees and fines that all other citizens are subject…
Read MoreAFT Union Bosses Reject Tenure Exception, Stymie District Administrators
AFT president Randi Weingarten, in concert with local Newark, (New Jersey), Teachers Union, is fighting a proposal by that school district to use a little-known exception to tenure in that school…
Read MoreNEA Rethinks Common Core Strategy It Developed
Mike Antonucci reviews the latest information on the National Education Association’s (NEA’s) involvement in Common Core standards. NEA president Dennis Van Roekel is calling for changes in implementation of the standards despite…
Read MoreNY Teacher Union Defies Police, Protects Heroin-Using School Teacher; Parents Furious
Here’s another example of teacher union bosses protecting their own interests over that of the students and the public. It seems teacher union bosses of Fallsburg, New York, now have…
Read MoreDemocrat Eva Moskowitz is All for the Kids
However, her stance on charter schools has New York City teacher union bosses aiming to destroy the progress she’s made, but she is a stalwart fighter for what she knows is right…
Read MoreKenosha School District Will Follow Act 10
Kenosha School district officials will follow Act 10 guidelines. Deneen Smith has the story in the Kenosha News. Despite a notice from the Kenosha Education Association, union dues will not…
Read MoreOregon Professor: Abolish Public Sector Bargaining
Paul F. deLespinasse, professor emeritus of political science at Adrian College calls for the abolition of government employee bargaining. His editorial appears in the Adrian Telegram, Adrian, Michigan, the most recent…
Read MoreLarry Sand on School Choice Week
CEAFU Key Leader Larry Sand comments on school vouchers for School Choice Week. Larry Sand is President of the California Teachers Empowerment Network, serving California teachers who want an alternative to union…
Read MoreBaltimore Teachers Union Taking Over School Mailboxes
The Baltimore Teachers Union has demanded exclusive access to school mailboxes, ensuring all communications have union officials’ sanction. And teachers are not happy about it. Teachers wanting free legal advice…
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