Archive for April 2018
Arizona Strike by Any Other Name Still a Strike
Arizona teacher union officials continue the illegal strike and deny it is a strike. Howard Fischer has the story in Arizona Daily Sun. The teacher strike enters its third day Monday as…
Read MoreTrenton Education Association Spars With NJEA on Charter School
Trenton Education Association union officials cannot see the New Jersey Education Association’s (NJEA) decision to support charter schools is simply a power play to grab keep members, and for the…
Read MoreTrue Educational Freedom Doesn’t Come About With Strikes
Everyone knows attendance at school is mandatory, at least for students. The spate of strikes could cause parents to look more favorably on school choice as a result of schools…
Read More-Professional Oklahoma Educators: “Our Students Need Their Teachers”
Not all teachers are participating in the illegal Oklahoma strike, just as not all teachers went on strike in West Virginia. Ginger Tinney, Executive Director of Professional Oklahoma Educators, the…
Read MoreWhoa! We Owe, We Owe!
Mike Antonucci reviews the financial health of the National Education Association after its dreamy promises to its own staff union members in the74million.org. More money would normally be good news for…
Read MoreSuperintendent Collusion with Teacher Unions No Surprise
The fact that many superintendents have closed schools in Oklahoma, West Virginia and other states is really no surprise. There is a union for superintendents entitled American Federation of School…
Read MoreNo End In Sight for Illegal Oklahoma Strike
There is no end in sight for the strike, particularly when Oklahoma school superintendents are picketing right along with teacher union officials. Even striking teachers are concerned their efforts can…
Read MoreWhere Teacher Salary Money Goes
Benjamin Scafidi examines where teacher salary money goes on Fox News.com. The answer centers around school choice and a lack of student achievement. West Virginia, which has become a national flashpoint,…
Read MoreStudy Destroys Teacher Union Officials’ Myth
Augustina S. Paglayan debunks teacher union officials’ myth that monopoly bargaining guarantees higher salaries for teachers. That is also teacher union officials’ greatest wish, as that is also their biggest piece…
Read MoreOklahoma Teacher Union Officials Stick to Strike Threat
Ben Felder (NewsOK.com) and John Bacon (USA Today) report some facts about the Oklahoma teacher union official strike, including that the Oklahoma Education Association (OEA) has hired a paid consultant. More than 40,000…
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