Public Education
Colorado teachersâ union may have taken anti-capitalist stance, wonât reveal votes on issueThe Lion has confirmed the Colorado Education Association (CEA) assembly considered and likely approved a resolution that is anti-capitalist, but the union refused to disclose the vote. The… Read More
Opinion, Public Education
Biden says government working with union allies against parents for control of childrenIn a partisan speech on the eve of announcing his reelection bid, President Joe Biden, joined by First Lady Jill Biden, sided with the teachersâ union and their progressive… Read More
Public Education
K-12 public schools in NYC cost nearly $40,000 per student. Thatâs more expensive than the average private universityPublic school funding in New York City is going through the roof â of the Empire State Building. Despite decreasing enrollment, NYC public schools are primed to spend… Read More
Courts, Public Education
Nevada boy who choked, sexually assaulted teacher pleads guilty to reduced chargesA former student at a Las Vegas area school accepted a plea deal for reduced charges after being arrested for the strangulation and sexual assault of a teacher. Read More
Culture, Public Education
‘They should be worried’: Teachers union attempts to fight moms over parental rights advocacy(The Daily Signal) â A Pennsylvania teachers union conference featured a session on fighting parental rights advocacy. The Pennsylvania State Education Associationâs southern region conference last week featured a session… Read More
Culture
Teachers union president to testify on school closures at COVID-19 house hearing(Daily Caller) â The president of the nationâs second largest teachers union will testify at a U.S. House Select Subcommitteeâs hearing on school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Select… Read More
Opinion
Standardized testing must be ditched in favor of âperformance-based assessment,â says NEA. Not so fastStandardized testing is failing students and should be dumped, the National Education Association argues. âMost of us know that standardized tests are inaccurate, inequitable, and often ineffectiveâŻat gauging… Read More
Public Education
Chicago Teachers Union ‘breached its duty’ with political spending, complaint alleges(Daily Caller) â Teachers filed an ethics complaint Thursday against the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) over their campaign spending ahead of the mayoral election. Hancock High School teacher… Read More
Public Education
Public school workers in PA claim ‘dignified’ retirement now out of reach(The Center Square) â Pennsylvania educators say the âdignifiedâ retirement promised to them decades ago no longer exists thanks to record inflation and benefits âfrozenâ in time for the last… Read More
Opinion
Virginia progressives push teachersâ union clout in district mired in controversyThe embattled Fairfax County School Board ensured more controversy this week when it voted to allow unions to bargain for teachers in Northern Virginia. The vote comes two… Read More
Public Education
Bill would increase Tennessee teacher pay, stop payroll collection of union dues(The Center Square) â A bill to both raise the minimum Tennessee teacher salary to $50,000 by 2026-27 and eliminate the option of districts collecting Tennessee Education Association dues from… Read More
Public Education
Chicago teachers unions throw millions behind left-wing mayoral candidate(Daily Caller) â The largest teachers union in Illinois and its affiliates have spent almost $3.2 million on the upcoming mayoral election, according to the Illinois Policy Institute. From January… Read More
Courts, Culture
Conservative think tank awarded $77K in suit over Michigan teachersâ union’s COVID-19 loansA Michigan-based think tank sued the stateâs teachersâ union for misusing pandemic relief loans â and won. The Mackinac Center for Public Policy, a research and educational… Read More
Public Education
Chicago’s powerful teachers’ union ditched Lightfoot for challenging it(Daily Caller) â The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) celebrated Democratic Chicago Mayor candidate Brandon Johnson on Tuesday after he defeated Democratic Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, an endorsement that could have… Read More
Courts
Teachers union president melts down on Supreme Court steps(Daily Caller) â American Federation of Teachers (AFT) President Randi Weingarten railed against challenges to President Joe Bidenâs student loan cancellation plan outside of the Supreme Court Tuesday as oral… Read More
Culture
Did the NEA effectively replace its Presidents’ Day lesson with radical CRT?The National Education Association (NEA) is under fire for quietly removing its Presidents’ Day lesson from its website. The Daily Signal revealed the deletion and… Read More
Courts, Public Education
Teacher, high school and teachersâ union accused in drunken party incidentA New Jersey high school teacher disciplined for drunken behavior is blaming the school for the party, but the school blames the teachersâ union. Rancocas Valley Regional High… Read More
Public Education
Illinois State Board of Education names new state superintendent of schools(The Center Square) â The Illinois State Board of Education has named its 31st state superintendent of education, but not everyone is on board with the selection. Tony Sanders was… Read More
Opinion, Public Education
Colorado teachersâ union will say anything to get more moneyA new report from Coloradoâs teachersâ union blames underfunding for a litany of issues, including school violence and a lack of LGBT-inclusivity. The Colorado Education Association (CEA)… Read More
Public Education
Former teachers’ union president charged with embezzling $400,000(Daily Caller) â The former president of a Virginia teachers’ union was arrested and charged with embezzlement from the organization on Monday, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. Ingrid… Read More