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Public Education
Chicago teachers demand higher pay even as report shows ‘chronic absenteeism’ among educators

Higher pay for fewer days on the job? It may sound counterintuitive, but the Chicago Teachers Union is demanding a 9% annual raise for members even as a report shows… Read More

December 4, 2024
Public Education
‘Children come last’: Illegal teachers’ union strike nears fourth week in Massachusetts

Striking teachers’ unions in Massachusetts continue to defy the law and hold public education hostage in order to negotiate more lucrative contracts. At the beginning of November, three Massachusetts teachers’… Read More

November 25, 2024
Public Education
Illegal teachers’ union strikes in Massachusetts nears third week, amasses thousands in fines 

Three Massachusetts teachers’ unions are continuing their illegal strike, forcing 10,000 students out of school. The Beverly Teachers Association (BTA), the Union of Gloucester Educators (UCE), and the Marblehead… Read More

November 19, 2024
Public Education
Virginia teachers’ union mourns election results, ignoring conservative members

The Virginia Education Association (VEA) is mourning the election of Donald Trump, calling it a “dark day” for teachers and students. In an email to educators, obtained by education reformer… Read More

November 12, 2024
Public Education
Two Massachusetts teachers’ unions declare illegal strikes

Two local teachers’ unions have voted to strike, even though it’s harmful to students and illegal in Massachusetts. The Beverly Teachers Association (BTA) and the Union of Gloucester Educators (UCE)… Read More

November 11, 2024
Public Education
This California teacher opposes teachers’ unions. Here’s why.

Peggy Nguyen has been a teacher for almost 30 years, but she doesn’t support teachers’ unions. “I recently heard someone say that if you’re against the teachers’ union then you… Read More

November 6, 2024
Public Education
Teachers union aims for more control of Chicago schools with election

(The Center Square) – Chicago’s first school board election is coming at a time of turmoil for the city’s public school system. Mayor Brandon Johnson’s hand-picked school board president, Reverend… Read More

November 5, 2024
Politics
Country’s largest labor union continues one-sided donations to Democrat candidates

The National Education Association (NEA), the country’s largest labor union, has raised almost $27 million in support of Democrat candidates across the nation. The NEA, which… Read More

October 31, 2024
Public Education
Report: Antisemites, including designated terror group, ‘infiltrated’ teachers’ union, NYC public schools

Foreign actors and radical activists, one with a U.S. terror designation, have infiltrated New York City’s public school system to spread bias and hatred against Jews. So warns a report… Read More

October 29, 2024
Opinion
Pot calls kettle black: Texas teachers’ union claims charter schools are failing students

The Texas teachers’ union claims charter schools are failing students even though families are fleeing the state’s traditional public schools. The Texas affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT)… Read More

October 28, 2024
Courts
Jewish educators sue California teachers’ union they say supported antisemitism

Four Jewish teachers are suing their California teachers’ union for alleged antisemitism and its refusal to let them leave the group. The lawsuit, announced on Oct. 7, was filed against… Read More

October 18, 2024
Public Education
Special ed teacher describes going to war with teachers’ union in new interview

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Longtime special education teacher Karin Majewski is the subject of a new feature documentary by Independent Women’s Forum after going to battle with her own… Read More

October 4, 2024
Politics
Chicago voters show low trust in major teachers’ union as November elections near

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A majority of likely voters in Chicago showed low trust in the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) ahead of the upcoming school board election, according to… Read More

October 1, 2024
Public Education
Portland teachers’ union protests new policy barring ‘personal expression’ in classroom spaces

The Portland Association of Teachers (PAT) is contesting a new policy restricting classroom content only to curriculum or district-sponsored materials. The city’s public schools passed the policy in August as… Read More

September 25, 2024
Public Education
Chicago school district in shambles as teachers’ union thwarts major change that could help turn fortunes around

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) is attempting to block the closing of “empty” and “failing” public schools in Chicago despite experts calling for closures and… Read More

September 24, 2024
Courts
White California teacher wins racial discrimination lawsuit against teachers’ union

When a local California teachers’ union discriminated against white educators, one teacher refused to take it lying down. High school social science educator Isaac Newman filed a… Read More

September 13, 2024
Public Education
Watchdog alleges Pennsylvania teachers’ union laundered money to Gov. Josh Shapiro campaign

A watchdog group that battles union corruption is alleging that a Pennsylvania teachers’ union laundered money to illegally donate $1.5 million to the Keystone state’s Democrat Gov. Josh Shapiro. Read More

July 29, 2024
Public Education
Teachers’ union convention pushes for radical, liberal policies

The nation’s second-largest teachers’ union is once again promoting liberal, far-left policies at its national convention.  Speakers at the American Federation for Teachers (AFT) event, held in Houston, Texas, especially… Read More

July 26, 2024
Public Education
Hundreds of educators stand up to teachers’ unions at Teacher Freedom Summit

Nearly 300 teachers attended this year’s Teacher Freedom Summit to learn how to counter “tactics used by the [National Education Association] and [American Federation of Teachers],” the two largest teachers’… Read More

July 22, 2024
Public Education
New York just let teachers unions off the hook for failing public schools

(Daily Caller News Foundation) – New York Gov. Kathy Hochul recently repealed a key law that required schools to consider overall student performance when evaluating teachers, marking a significant win… Read More

July 11, 2024