Charter Schools
The Influence of Teachers Unions on the Decline of American Education and the Urgent Need for Reform
Teachers Unions and the Decline of Education
Teachers unions, such as the National Education Association (NEA) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), wield significant influence over education policy, teacher contracts, and school operations. While their mission includes protecting teachers’ wages, benefits, and working conditions, their actions often prioritize job security and bureaucratic control over student outcomes. Several key issues highlight their role in the decline of education:
Read MoreBuilding May Be Razed to Stop Union-Free School From Using It!
a significant portion of union-ruled government schools’ enrollment losses happened because parents who were unable or unwilling to leave Michigan transferred their kids to publicly funded, but privately managed, charter schools, which are overwhelmingly union-free
Read MoreCTU-Led Instituto del Progreso Latino Strike Reached Day 4 on Friday
Backed by the Chicago Teacher’s Union, teachers from Instituto del Progreso Latino charter schools initiated a strike on Tuesday, February 6, 2024 (WTTW). This strike has meant that around 600…
Read MoreVictory: San Diego Charter School Educators Vote Out Teacher Union Bosses
“I chose to work at a school that didn’t have a union, and now they’ve come in and they’re running everything about my contract and my work.”
Read MoreLive CEAFU Lunch Break with AFFT’s Free Benefits for Non-Union Teacher Organizations
Concerned Educators Against Forced Unionism Lunch Break: AFFT Free Help to Non-Union Teacher Groups
Our guest today is the Senior Organizing Director of Americans for Fair Treatment (AFFT) Brigette Herbst.
Read MoreSDEA Union Ousted by Gompers Prep Teachers After Years-Long Uphill Battle
After a 4-year battle, Gompers Prep teachers are finally free from the SDEA union’s stronghold, voting them out for good.
Read MoreFollowing Teachers’ Petition, Gompers Prep Charter School Employees Set to Vote on Removing Union from School
Gompers Preparatory Academy’s vote to remove SDEA union scheduled to begin May 10. In previous attempt to remove union, union officials were able to delay vote for nearly two years
Read MoreSan Diego Gompers Preparatory Academy Educators Begin New Effort to Oust SDEA Union Bosses from School
Union bosses stymied last attempt with unproven allegations and pressure from elected officials, majority of teachers now back new effort San Diego, CA (March 13, 2023) – Teachers at Gompers Preparatory…
Read MoreTeacher Union Bosses and “The Debacle of Houston’s Failing Schools”
Well, Houston’s schools have failed five times in a row to cross that low bar. Some 200,000 Houston kids are being victimized by this educational ineptitude. So last week state officials announced they would take over the failed school district. Thank God.
Predictably, the unions are throwing a hissy fit.
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