Teacher Rights

For Karen Lewis, Chicago Teacher Union president, it’s never about the kids.  In her latest jeremiad she criticizes officials for putting education budge money into opening charters and turning around…

An internal Department of Education memorandum outlines a plan to offer buyouts to “rubber room” teachers.  These teachers remain on the payroll, but spend their days in school doing anything…

The Nevada State Education Association has hit a bump in the road in its quest for more education money through taxes.  In a surprising lack of solidarity, the Nevada AFL-CIO has…

Tom Rogan takes on teacher union official power and greed, as well as the Superintendent of Schools in Philadelphia.  The story is in the National Review.  Last Friday, the Philadelphia superintendent…

While the Wisconsin state Republican convention delegates voted to oppose Common Core standards in the Badger State, they also voted in favor of school choice and promoting a Right to…

An inter-union battle may be brewing in New York City as teacher union bosses attempt to obtain a bigger piece of the pie for teachers. Som of the “uniformed” union bosses are…

Former Teacher Union President George Parker has changed his mind about vouchers, believing it should be all about the kids.  His editorial appears in The Tennessean. For many years I opposed school…

Once again, the courts have upheld Wisconsin Act 10.  Government employee unions in the city of Madison, Wisconsin, and Dane County do not have a constitutional right to monopoly bargaining. …

Larry Sand, California Teacher Empowerment Network, explains how The Modesto Teachers Association’s is proposing to leave the National Education Association and the California Teachers Association and the consequences for teachers. …

New York state and city teacher union bosses spent almost $5 million, more than any other lobbying group, in 2013.  New York state law allows for mandatory monopoly bargaining and compulsory unionism.  Agency fee deductions are…