Culture
Communist symbols replace crowns at âNo Kingsâ rallies backed by teachers’ unionsCommunist hammer-and-sickle flags flew openly in Times Square Saturday as demonstrators at the nationwide âNo Kingsâ rallies called for a general strike on May 1. Protesters in New York chanted, “There is only one… Read More
Public Education
LA teachers threaten strike; policy expert says âbrokeâ district canât afford raises, accuses union of playing politicsThe Los Angeles teachers’ union is under fire after authorizing a strike next month if the nationâs second-largest school district wonât meet its demands. United Teachers Los Angelesâ 37,000 members, along with bus drivers,… Read More
Government
Florida bill to diminish power of teachersâ unions over employeesThe Florida Legislature is sending a bill to Gov. Ron DeSantis to close a legal loophole that unions use to retain power over employees. SB 1296 passed the Florida House… Read More
Government
Maryland Democrats, unions want to repeal ban on teacher strikesThe Maryland General Assembly may repeal the stateâs ban on teachersâ union strikes. House Bill 1492, sponsored by over 20 Democrats, would give public school employees â… Read More
Courts
Ex-teachers’ union chiefs headed to prison in $2.6M fraud caseThe former leaders of a Florida teachersâ union are heading to prison and must repay $2.6 million they stole during their tenure, a federal judge ordered Monday. Teresa Brady, 70,… Read More
Courts
Utah teachersâ union sued for allegedly lying about political spendingThe Utah Education Association is being accused of violating state law when it argued teacher dues donât fund the unionâs political activism. The UEA allegedly violated Utahâs Truth in Advertising law when… Read More
Courts
Oregonâs new pro-union law accused of chilling free speech, defying Supreme Court precedentÂAdvocates for workersâ rights are challenging a new Oregon law in court for allegedly violating the First Amendment and discriminating in favor of unions. Freedom Foundation filed the lawsuit Dec. 31 over… Read More
Government
Influential senator accuses nationâs largest teachersâ union of âdeeply troublingâ rise in antisemitismSen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, accused the nationâs largest teachersâ union of encouraging antisemitism, saying it had abandoned its original purpose to focus on politics. Cassidy, chairman of the Senateâs Health,… Read More
Public Education
Major teachers’ union bankrolled advocacy org driving anti-school choice propaganda(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Payments from the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) to the left-wing advocacy organization Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) seem to coincide with anti-school choice reports… Read More
Government
House committee probes Chicago Teachers Union after years of missing financial auditsÂCongressional lawmakers are demanding that the Chicago Teachers Union release years of missing financial audits, intensifying scrutiny about why the union is refusing to provide them in the first place.⯅ Read More
Public Education
Union gives teachers âinterrupting whitenessâ classes and more in radical left training series(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Minnesotaâs largest teachers union is under fire this week over its âprofessional developmentâ courses on topics such as âInterrupting Whitenessâ and âLGBTQ+ Training.â The â… Read More
Public Education
Officials continue to stonewall on Colorado districtâs election interference caseSources close to the investigation of election interference in the Roaring Forks Colorado Public School District board race told The Lion a summons has been issued in the case. But… Read More
Opinion
45 years of failure: A bureaucracy built for unions, not studentsSince the first days of this administration, outrage has been building in the fake news media and their teacher union financial backers at Education Secretary Linda McMahon and President Donald… Read More
Public Education
 A tale of two books: Teachers’ union boss attacks school choice supporters while other work documents choice’s 200-year historyTwo new books present vastly different sides of the public school vs. school choice debate â with one claiming the proverbial sky is falling while the other documents how school choice actually predates the current… Read More
Public Education
Arkansas teachersâ union lost 36% of dues because of paycheck protection law, analysis showsÂThe Arkansas teachersâ union is bleeding cash after the state enacted a law to protect educatorsâ paychecks. The Freedom Foundation, a group advocating for workersâ rights,… Read More
Public Education
Trump admin agrees to resume student loan forgiveness, payment plans(Daily Caller News Foundation) â The Trump administration has agreed to continue some forms of student loan forgiveness and payment plans in a court settlement reached with one of the largest… Read More
Public Education
House Education Committee accuses union of exploiting teachers through retirement schemeA Congressional committee is investigating the retirement system of the nationâs largest teachersâ union, which is allegedly exploiting member benefits for financial gain. The U.S. House Education and Workforce Committee,… Read More
Public Education
National teachersâ unions gave millions to radical left groups ÂThe two largest national teachersâ unions have donated tens of millions of dollars to radical left-wing organizations in just the past three years. Defending Ed, an education watchdog,… Read More
Public Education
Grandma of 28 refutes anti-school-choice arguments from teachers’ union-sponsored groupAn Idaho grandmother of 28 easily saw through the rhetoric of an anti-school-choice group that appears more concerned about preserving school systems than meeting studentsâ needs Nan Hancock attended a… Read More
Courts
Win for Missouri families fighting for school choice funding as judge denies teachersâ union request to halt scholarship fundingIn a victory for Missouri families fighting for educational opportunities, a state judge has kept in place funding for Missouriâs K-12 scholarship program, MOScholars, as a lawsuit against it proceeds… Read More