Archive for February 2019

Colorado Governor Jared Polis refused to intervene so Denver teacher union officials are calling a strike to begin on Monday, the first since 1994.  The call for state intervention  has…

Mike Antonucci outlines the difference between the Oakland and recent Los Angeles strikes.  The Oakland strike, while approved by a majority of union members there, will not take place for at…

The title of Lance Izumi’s opinion piece says it all:  LAUSD teachers should exercise their Janus rights, not follow their union off a fiscal cliff.  Writing in the Los Angeles Daily News…

It’s time the public knows the undeniable motivation behind strikes. Professor Terry Moe is the most respected name in education reform today, serves as the Chairman of Stanford University’s Department of…

Mike Antonucci explains how much union officials who called the LA strike actually negotiated for their members.  Such a deal! Kyle Stokes of LAist covered the Los Angeles teacher strike like a blanket,…

Larry Sand’s poignant review of the United Teachers of Los Angeles’ union strike continues. Serious education reformers? They, too, gave UTLA’s theatrics zero stars. As Chris “Citizen” Stewart solemnly notes,…