Archive for May 2018

What do teacher union officials do best? Surprise! It’s not increasing teacher salaries!  For years education experts have been saying teacher union officials are best at politics, and the latest…

Wealthy advocates of charter schools are putting their money where it will count – on charter schools in California. Laurel Rosenhall has the story on foxandhoudsdaily.com.  CALmatters education reporter Jessica Calefati contributed to…

Larry Sand reminds us of what we can expect of the Janus v. AFSCME Local 31 decision, which should be handed down by the end of June. With a SCOTUS decision just…

A Massachusetts teacher union official has been accused of embezzling almost $20,000 as a teacher union official in Massachusetts. Since teachers in Massachusetts may be forced to pay union dues in…

A former teacher discusses forced dues and the reality of teacher union power. Check out Arthur Schaper’s column on townhall.com. When I started out in education, the teachers union reps would tell…

Thanks to the Fairness Center teacher union officials will have a more difficult time forcing taxpayers to foot the bill for “ghost” teachers, or official time. The practice allows teacher…

U. S. News and World Report’s Best High School Rankings for 2018 include 7 charter schools. Charter schools are often not unionized. In fact, most teacher union officials oppose charter…

A union-backed think tank predicts public sector unions will lose many members but not completely fail, if Mark Janus is granted his wish.  Eric Boehm has the story in the Hit and…

North Carolina Education Association teacher union officials are pleased with the havoc they have brought about urging teachers to rally and protest on May 15. T. Kung Hui has the…