Public Education
Teachersâ unions quietly support GOP candidates they like, but avoid endorsing them(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Teachersâ Unions are quietly propping up Republican candidates in state legislatures with less conservative positions, while abstaining from endorsing them publicly. These unions, including the… Read More
Public Education
Leaked document details Chicago Teachers’ Unionâs radical, left-wing demands costing $50 billionA leaked document from the Chicago Teachers Union details its bargaining demands, including full abortion coverage, carbon neutral schools, and paid leave for victims of verbal assault on social media. … Read More
Legislation
Californiaâs âanti-literacyâ teachersâ union opposes science of reading bill, critics sayThe largest teachersâ union in California opposes reading reforms because it wants the bar to remain low, some education policy experts say. The California Teachers Association (CTA) is openly opposing… Read More
Public Education
Third-largest teachers union faces demise of its own making(The Daily Signal) â In a frantic attempt to preserve its monopoly over the Miami-Dade County Public Schools, attorneys for the Florida union currently representing the districtâs 24,000-plus teachers and support… Read More
Public Education
Democrat Gov. Maura Healy promotes commonsense education policies despite teachersâ union pushbackMassachusetts Democratic Gov. Maura Healy is promoting commonsense education reforms, despite pressure from the stateâs teachersâ union to do otherwise. In a recent interview, Healy highlighted two areas â literacy… Read More
Opinion
When a teachers union adopts a radical foreign policy(The Daily Signal) â Traditionally, teachers unions have kept a laserlike focus on improving membersâ pay, benefits, and working conditions. Now, though, teachers unions are diverting their energies from fighting for… Read More
Public Education
Chicago Teachers Union likely to lose vote it allegedly electioneered with public school studentsThe Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) appears to be heading to defeat in an election in which it allegedly violated ethics policies by using school resources, including students, to electioneer. With… Read More
Public Education
Watchdog files electioneering complaint against Chicago Teachers Union for using students in get-out-the-vote effortA policy group in Illinois filed an ethics complaint with the Inspector General of Chicago Public Schools (CPS) alleging violations of school district rules by using students for an upcoming… Read More
Public Education
Teacher unions backing downstate Republicans âvery rare,â says researcher(The Center Square) â Teachers unions have donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to certain Republican candidatesâ state legislative primary campaigns, a national trend that can be seen in incumbent… Read More
Legislation
Michigan law gives teachersâ unions more bargaining power ÂModern-day teachersâ unions are major political actors with multimillion-dollar budgets and agendas often unrelated to reading, writing and arithmetic. While some states such as Florida are trying to curb the… Read More
Public Education
Leaked Chicago Teachers Union memo demands abortion coverage and ‘queer competent’ staffThe Chicago Teachers Union is making a slew of radical demands to Mayor Brandon Johnson, a leaked memo revealed. The documents, obtained by the Illinois Policy… Read More
Public Education
San Francisco Unified latest public school district to face closures over falling enrollmentThe San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD)Â is set to close some of its schools due to declining enrollment leading to large budget deficits, reported local CBS… Read More
Public Education
Report: Teachers unions quietly spend millions on GOP primaries in 32 states(The Daily Signal) â Though teachers unions are well known for donating huge sums to Democratic candidates, a closer look at donor data reveals that the unions have spent the last… Read More
Legislation
Oklahoma bill to prohibit school officials from pressuring teachers into union activities advancesA new Oklahoma bill advanced by the Senate Education Committee aims to prevent school officials from exerting pressure on teachers to engage in union activities. âI want to emphasize that… Read More
Public Education
After decades of corruption Florida teachers seek new union with integrityIn Miami-Dade, the nationâs 4th-largest school district, teachers have grown so tired of their corrupt and entrenched union that most arenât even members anymore. Under Florida law, the United Teachers… Read More
Courts
‘Illegal and unlawfulâ: Teachersâ unions in two states sued by parents over harmful strikesTeachersâ union strikes exact a heavy toll on students and families â a toll leading parents in Chicago and Newton, Massachusetts to file separate lawsuits against their respective unions. The suits,… Read More
Public Education
âWrong by $50 or $100 millionâ: Former Portland teachersâ union bargaining chief condemns November strike in scathing letterThe former bargaining chief of the Portland teachersâ union released a scathing letter chastising the union president and questioning the unionâs bargaining tactics after Novemberâs lengthy strike. Steve Lancaster, who… Read More
Public Education
Dozens of unions to lose certification in Florida for failing to maintain 60% membership thresholdMore than 30 public sector unions in Florida have lost their certification, and dozens more are at risk for failure to maintain a minimum percentage of members. Last May, Gov. Read More
Public Education
Ohio school board hands tied by teachersâ union lawsuit, loses grant for reading tutors ÂAn Ohio school board has reluctantly agreed not to hire reading tutors after the local teachersâ union filed a lawsuit. The Akron Board of Education voted… Read More
Public Education
Striking Massachusetts teachers criticized for âpub crawlâ amid contract negotiationsAs Massachusetts teachers with the Newton Teacher Association (NTA) prepare to sign newly negotiated contracts after an illegal strike, some locals are criticizing the teachers for planning a âpub crawlâ… Read More