Archive for June 2015

Union bosses react to a bill submitted to the Michigan legislature that would put some control on release time for Michigan teachers and other public sector workers with the exception…

New York teacher union officials are standing in the way of education tax credits for private schools out of fear they will not be able to control or unionize private…

In an effort to increase membership and forced dues payers, American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten has called for more union involvement in charter schools.  While many charter schools are not unionized,…

James Sherk and Nate Bohlander describe the case of the “missing” teacher.  Missing from the classroom, that is, as this teacher currently takes care of union business full-time but will enjoy all…

Hillary Clinton’s views on education seem to be more in line with teacher union officials’ agendas than Barack Obama’s.  Libby Nelson has the story on vox.com. Obama has picked fights with teachers…

In her interview with the president of the National Education Association (NEA), Hillary Clinton vowed to ” . . . listen to teachers.”  Or did she really mean she would listen to…

National Education Association (NEA) President Lilly Eskelsen Garcia has interviewed Hillary Rodham Clinton as part of the NEA’s vetting process before announcing the union officials’ presidential endorsement for 2016.  Miguel Gonzales has the report…

Mike Antonucci questions what AFT interns will get out of unionization. Statement by American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten on the formation of a union of AFT interns: “We…