Archive for 2018

Florida Teacher union officials are not taking well to the new law passed in Florida several months ago which requires that exclusive representatives (teacher unions) will lose the right to…

New York and New Jersey union officials’ political power, garnered through their ability to force teachers and others to pay dues, is taking on a new character now that the Janus…

This should come as no surprise to anyone who observes teacher union power tactics. While teacher union officials have long and loudly voiced their opposition to charter schools, they have…

Face Reckoning For Abetting Big Labor’s Abusive School Lockdowns Nearly six-and-a-half decades ago, union-label state politicians in Wisconsin initiated what was before long a common practice in the vast majority…

Madeline Will, Education Week blogger, interviewed Randi Weingarten about the upcoming Janus v. AFSCME case. While Weingarten declares Janus will be a “bumpy ride” for unions, she really means it will be a…

A teacher’s assistant at Southwest Key Programs Casa Trail House, a charity organization for immigrant children in Texas, has filed a petition to free her and her coworkers from unwanted…

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…