Teacher Rights
NAACP 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…
Read MoreNorth Carolina Education Association Plan May Day Strike
North Carolina teacher union officials are planning a protest in the state capital, Raleigh, that will not only close schools but block traffic in the city and inconvenience taxpayers and…
Read MoreSouth Carolina Teachers Prepare for May Day Demonstration
Paul Bowers with the Post and Courier reports. South Carolina teacher union officials have planned for May Day, International Workers Day, a traditional holiday marked by protests, strikes and demonstrations by…
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