Opinion
âPower and controlâ: Why liberals act like fiscal conservatives when school choice is on the tableOpponents of education freedom have long claimed such programs are too expensive and will âdefundâ public education. Now that Arizona, the first state to implement universal school choice, has a… Read More
Courts
The Akron school board approved online tutors to help its struggling students. Then the teachersâ union suedA local Ohio teachersâ union is suing its school board for allegedly violating an Open Meetings law when considering hiring a private tutoring company to address the reading crisis among… Read More
Opinion
School choice revolution empowers homeschoolers, too(The Daily Signal) â A school choice revolution is sweeping the nation. Ten states have passed universal education choice initiatives in the past two years. In… Read More
Public Education
Massachusetts teachersâ union faces $375,000 fine and more fallout for illegal strikeThe Newton Teachers Association is facing a penalty up to $375,000 for its illegal strike, Mayor Ruthanne Fuller announced Monday. The strike began on Jan. 19… Read More
Public Education
âIllegal actions harm our kids and disrupt the lives of our families,â says Massachusetts Mayor on teachers’ unionâs illegal strikeA Massachusetts teachersâ union has gone on strike, even though the state outlawed public union strikes. The Newton Teachers Association voted to strike on Thursday after negotiations with the school… Read More
Public Education
Florida teachersâ union faces decertification under new state lawThe United Teachers of Dade is facing decertification after failing to recruit 60% of Miami-Dade educators to its union. Last summer, a new Florida law passed… Read More
Public Education
Teachers and students skip class during Oregon school district’s strike makeup weekChristmas break started late for one Oregon school district last week, the consequence of an almost month-long teachers strike. But many students and teachers skipped class anyway. Portland Public Schools… Read More
Public Education
Florida teachersâ union accused of harassing teachersTwo educators in Maimi-Dade public schools have filed a complaint against United Teachers of Dade (UTD), claiming theyâre being hounded by union organizers. One teacher said she was cornered in… Read More
Legislation
Ending Act 10 would give Wisconsin schools back to union bosses, says former Gov. Scott Walker(The Center Square) â The man who signed Act 10 into law is predicting an expensive turnaround if the Wisconsin Supreme Court overturns it. Former Gov. Scott Walker was a guest… Read More
Public Education
Unions compel empty schools to remain open amid declining enrollment, financial troublesTeachersâ unions are forcing empty schools to remain open after pushing to keep them closed during the pandemic. Classrooms in many schools are empty or partially-filled,… Read More
Public Education
Report: Maryland teachersâ union lines its own pockets with millions of taxpayer dollarsThe state teachersâ union in Maryland is spending millions on its own employees while neglecting teachers and students, a new report revealed. Project Baltimore, a Maryland watchdog organization, discovered that… Read More
Public Education
Republican lawmakers pledge to ban harmful teacher strikes in Oregon after weeks of closed classroomsThree Republican lawmakers have promised to legislation preventing teachers from walking off the job after nearly 50,000 students were shut out of Portland, Oregon schools for most of November. Oregon… Read More
Public Education
What’s inside the $175 million agreement between Portland schools, teachers?(The Center Square) â Students have returned to school in Portland as the teachers’ union and district have yet to vote on an agreement to end the weekslong strike, which… Read More
Culture
Teachers’ union that encouraged teacher strikes now faces its own employee rebellion(Daily Caller News Foundation) â The National Education Association (NEA) has a labor strike on its hands as its 48 employees protest low wages, Axios reports. The NEA, which represents… Read More
Legislation
Illinois lawmakers fail to extend school choice program for low-income familiesÂLow-income students in Illinois may lose their school choice scholarships by the end of the year after state legislators failed to address it last week. During a three-day veto session,… Read More
Public Education
US House bill to crack down on teachersâ union receives national support as over 30 organizations endorseThe STUDENT Act, a congressional bill seeking to reform and depoliticize the nationâs largest teachersâ union, has accumulated a supportive coalition of over 30 policy organizations… Read More
Public Education
Legal watchdog: Teachers’ union appears to not pay taxes on political spending(The Center Square) â For four years, leaders of the American Federation of Teachers union toured the country doing political rallies for Democrats. Among the dozens of political events they… Read More
Public Education
Nearly 50,000 students forced to stay home while Portland teachers strike for 20% pay hikePortland teachers walked the picket lines forcing school closures Wednesday, leaving thousands of families of students scrambling for arrangements. Portland Public Schools closed the doors of 81 schools this week… Read More
Public Education
Oakland teachers union calls Israel ‘apartheid’ and ‘genocidal’(The Center Square) â Leaders of the Oakland Education Association in Oakland, California, called on school leaders to stand in solidarity with Palestinians and called for a ceasefire as tensions… Read More
Opinion
Op-ed: South Carolina teachers’ union out to deprive students of learning options(The Daily Signal) â Barely six months after South Carolina lawmakers approved legislation allowing K-12 students to customize their education, the state affiliate of the National Education Association is… Read More