Teacher Rights

St. Paul Federation of Teachers (SPFT) is attempting to make corporate funding of schools a subject of bargaining, but the school board isn’t having it. At the same time SPFT…

RiShawn Biddle’s report continues in Dropout Nation.  Below is a partial list of education organizations which enjoyed NEA dues dollars. The biggest recipient among that group was Schott Foundation for Public Education’s Opportunity to…

RiShawn Biddle gives a report on where the NEA spends your dues dollars and forced-dues dollars in Dropout Nation.  It’s not a pretty picture. A big recipient of the NEA’s…

More of RiShawn Biddle’s report on where the NEA spends your dues dollars and forced-dues dollars in Dropout Nation. While NEA failed miserably at the national level, it spent $11.1 million…

RiShawn Biddle gives a report on where the NEA spends your dues dollars and forced-dues dollars in Dropout Nation.  It’s not a pretty picture. The National Education Association just filed…

Right to Work laws are attributed to a decline in teacher union membership, according to a 2016 survey.  Nancy Hanover has the story on the World Socialist Website.  Teachers should be free…

A study by Rice University staff concludes parents are more satisfied with private and charter schools than with public schools. Jeff Falk posted a news release on the study. Although…

Florida’s cherished Right to Work Law allows teachers to join or refrain from joining a union in order to obtain or keep a job. However, teacher union officials still retain…

Charter schools, once unionized, lose the flexibility that allows them to be more effective.  Liana Loewus has the story in Ed Week. Among the most recent charters to organize is Chavez Prep…

Two bills in the Pennsylvania legislature could curb two of the more egregious government union abuses currently being perpetrated across the nation. Jessica Barnett, policy analyst with the Commonwealth Foundation of…