Teacher Rights
Teacher Union Official Claims Charter School Broke the Law
A Massachusetts charter school is in hot water, according to the local teacher union president who has brought questionable charges after voting against letting the school continue as a charter.…
Read MoreUnion Power At Work in New Jersey
New Jersey Education Association officials use intimidation tactics not only on unwilling teachers but politicians also. David Cantor has the story in the74million.org. The New Jersey Education Association, the second- or…
Read MoreOhio Teacher Union Official Charged with Embezzlment
The treasurer of the Springfield Local Association of Classroom Teachers (SLACT) has been charged with the theft of thousands of dollars. Check out the Staff Report on the Suburbanite. On…
Read MoreNEA Teacher Union Official Pans Evaluation Plan
A Department of Education’s 2016 regulation concerning teacher preparation and funding of it, is not sitting well with NEA teacher union president Lily Eskelsen. Paul Stephan has the story in the Regulatory…
Read MorePennsylvania Union Boondoggle Challenged
In many schools taxpayer dollars are used to fund union officials who earn credit as if they were working, and they are working: for the union, not the schools. The…
Read MoreNY Charter to Develop Teacher Prep Programs
Teachers in the Empire State must, by law, either join or pay forced dues in every school district, teacher union power is very strong and pervasive. Charter schools were designed…
Read MoreInimitable Larry Sand “trashes” California’s latest forced-unionism bill.
Larry Sand has once again hit the nail on the head with his scathing review of California’s latest attempt to keep union officials happy. Check out the story in citywatchla.com Jerry…
Read MoreNEA Will Not Work With Federal Government
Hailed as a victory for school reform, NEA president Lily Eskelson Garcia has declared she will not work with Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos. Check out the details in Wall Street…
Read MoreCalifornia Pension Crisis and Teacher Unions
Teacher union officials’ greed has led some schools to have to extract money from their budgets in order to fund teacher retirements. This action adds to the pile that belies…
Read MoreWho you gonna believe?
Larry Sand takes on teacher union naysayers and their myths on charter schools, in the California Policy Center. The National Education Association, falling right into line with state affiliate CTA, relentlessly…
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