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 of schools, William Hite, announced that his 2014–15 budget is short $216 million. Moreover, he says, Philadelphia schools actually need $440 million to…(Read More)
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 Work Law. Marge Pitroff has the story in WUWM, Wisconsin’s public radio station. At the weekend gathering in downtown Milwaukee, the incumbent [Governor Scott…(Read More)
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 skeptical of a 9-year monopoly bargaining agreement currently being negotiated which may benefit teachers more than some of the other unions…(Read More)