teachers union
Public Education
Dispute: Could earlier contract deadline reduce Washington teachers strikes?

(The Center Square) – The recent teacher strikes in King County have some people questioning why contracts between teachers unions and school districts expire around the beginning of the… Read More

September 15, 2022
Public Education
Tentative agreement reached in Seattle teacher strike, start of school year still unknown

(The Center Square) – A tentative agreement has been reached between Seattle Public Schools (SPS) and the Seattle Education Association (SEA). According to the teachers union, the tentative… Read More

September 13, 2022
Public Education
Seattle begins meal distribution, recreational activities for kids as teacher strike continues

(The Center Square) – The City of Seattle has begun distributing meals to students in Seattle Public Schools (SPS) as the district continues negotiations with the Seattle Education Association… Read More

September 12, 2022
Homeschools, Public Education
Email chain exposes teachers’ union ‘cloak and dagger’ operation against parents who wanted schools to reopen

A simple clerical error confirmed suspicions that a California teachers’ union was spying on parents who simply wanted their kids to return to school.  In the wake… Read More

September 8, 2022
Public Education
Seattle teachers strike; start of school delayed

(The Center Square) – Students from Washington’s largest school district will not start classes on time as negotiators from Seattle Public Schools (SPS) and the Seattle Education Association (SEA) could… Read More

September 8, 2022
Public Education
Kent teacher union reaches tentative agreement with school district

(The Center Square) – After 13 days of a strike, the Kent Education Association (KEA) has reached a tentative agreement with the Kent School District (KSD). Read More

September 8, 2022
Public Education
Seattle teachers OK strike; first day of school delayed

(The Center Square) – Seattle teachers went on strike Wednesday, delaying the start of school for the school district’s 50,000 students. The Seattle Education Association (SEA) saw 75%… Read More

September 7, 2022
Public Education
Washington teachers union declines six-figure average salary proposal

(The Center Square) – The Kent Education Association (KEA) has declined the latest contract proposal from the Kent School District (KSD) that would have seen average salaries surpass $100,000… Read More

September 6, 2022
Public Education
Seattle teachers union approves strike authorization as current contract expires

(The Center Square) – With the current contract between Seattle Public Schools and the Seattle Education Association expiring Wednesday, the union approved a strike authorization. The union’s board… Read More

September 1, 2022
Public Education
Kent school board votes against teachers union lawsuit

(The Center Square) – The Kent, Washington, school board split on a vote of 2-2 for a resolution that would have allowed the district to bring a lawsuit against… Read More

August 31, 2022
Public Education
Seattle schools, teachers union negotiating contract with deadline approaching

(The Center Square) – With two days left before the current contract expires, Seattle Public Schools and the Seattle Education Association have yet to establish a new deal. Read More

August 30, 2022
Public Education
Kent schools teachers strike for ‘fair contract’; 4 out of 10 make over $100,000 yearly

(The Center Square) – The Kent School district in King County is making national headlines over a teachers strike with teachers’ pay being one of the sticking points. They… Read More

August 29, 2022
Public Education
Columbus teachers, school district reach conceptual agreement

(The Center Square) – Columbus school teachers will not return to the picket line today, but instead are expected to be home preparing to return to class Monday after the… Read More

August 25, 2022
Public Education
Columbus, Ohio teachers start school year on picket lines

(The Center Square) – Students in Ohio’s largest school district will begin classes Wednesday remotely after teachers rejected a final contract offer and voted to strike late Sunday night. Columbus Education… Read More

August 22, 2022
Public Education
Columbus schools, teachers at impasse; strike vote scheduled Sunday

(The Center Square) – Teachers in Ohio’s largest school district are prepared to continue negotiations over the weekend but have scheduled a Sunday meeting for a vote on a potential strike. Read More

August 19, 2022
Public Education
Report: Minneapolis teachers union contract structures layoffs by race

(The Center Square) – A Minneapolis Public Schools’ contract with a teachers union says that white teachers will be laid off or reassigned outside of seniority order before “educators of… Read More

August 16, 2022
Opinion, Public Education
Jill Biden advances leftist political agenda while ignoring the concerns of parents in speech to teachers’ union

When first lady Jill Biden spoke to the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) 2022 Convention in Boston last week, her remarks were notable more for political signaling than for substantive… Read More

July 19, 2022
Public Education
George Soros and teachers’ unions behind Biden’s radical Title IX changes

(Capital Research) – The Biden Administration was recently handed a temporary defeat by Federal District Court Judge Charles Atchley, when he blocked that the Education Department’s latest Title IX guidance… Read More

July 19, 2022
Public Education
Head of teachers’ union that fought to keep schools closed is now worried about students’ mental health

A national teachers’ union president is now worried about students’ mental health – after she and her union sought to keep schools closed, harming… Read More

May 18, 2022
Public Education
Detroit schools, teachers’ union clash over mask policy

(The Center Square) – About 53,406 kids attending Detroit Public Schools Community District still must wear a mask through the end of the regular school year because… Read More

May 10, 2022