Teacher Rights
Connecticut Professor Gets His Due: $5,000 in Dues Refunded
Another Janus Victory and another blow to forced unionism. National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation staff attorneys have secured a victory for a University of Connecticut School of Business professor who filed…
Read MoreAnd This Woman Wants to Control Education
Randi Weingarten must be spending too much time on an elementary school playground, considering her latest comments. And Randi Weingarten wants to control education reform. . . Randi Weingarten works…
Read MoreNAACP Chapters Calls for End to Moratorium on CA Charters
With the United Teachers of Los Angeles on their backs, California legislators are considering a moratorium on the establishment of new charter schools three NAACP (National Association for the Advancement…
Read MoreA Parent’s Plea for More Charter Schools in New York City
Parent Wanda Colon makes a plea for more charter schools in New York City. There is currently a cap on charter schools put in place by Governor Andrew Cuomo, backed by teacher…
Read MoreDoes Teacher Union Power Influence Media? You Bet!
Richard Whitmire gives an insightful look into teacher union power and its influence on the press in the74million.org. He describes how the pendulum has swung in and out of favor of…
Read MoreSome Encouraging News on School Spending
Patrick Gleason, writing in Forbes Magazine, has some encouraging news about school choice and school spending. It looks like perhaps teacher union officials have used a recent presidential stump speech…
Read MoreChild of Union Parents Reflects on Teacher Union Leadership Part 2
Laura Waters continues her reflections on teacher union leadership in educationpost.org. It’s still possible for union leaders to ethically and smartly represent members. What keeps teachers union leaders from doing this?…
Read MoreDC Charter School Hopes to Affiliate with American Federation of Teachers
For all of teacher union officials’ railing against charter schools, it seems they aren’t such a bad deal as long as they want to become unionized by the American Federation…
Read MoreChild of Union Parents Reflects on Teacher Unions
If a union is good, people will join. If a union is not good teachers should not be forced to join. A child of enthusiastic union member parents, Laura Waters, mother,…
Read MoreThe Cost of Monopoly Bargaining and Strikes
Listen up, taxpayers and citizens who are sympathetic to teachers going on strike. The agreement reached with Oakland teachers will cost you about $36 million in the next 2 years. Aly…
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