New Hampshire sued over school choice expansion
New Hampshire is facing a lawsuit from a teachers’ union over a new program that diverts public dollars for children to attend private schools and homeschooling.
Bernie: Quality journalism not possible without a living wage, and when corporations prioritize profit
One reason we do not have enough real journalism in America right now is because far too many media outlets are led primarily by the pursuit of profit as opposed to investing in the workers and resources it takes to educate the people of this country and hold the powerful accountable.
Stan Greer: Teacher union bosses get ‘A’ in electioneering, ‘F’ in education
Teacher union bosses have helped politicians like Kathy Hochul deflect the blame for the sad state of government education away from themselves.
Stan Greer: Teachers vs. teacher union brass
Powerful teacher union officials like Becky Pringle, president of the National Education Association (NEA), and Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT/AFL-CIO), routinely try to deflect criticism of their outrageous actions by labeling it as criticism of “teachers.”
Stan Greer: Instead of an apology, parents need better education-labor policy
The keys to stopping union bosses from holding children’s education hostage to their self-serving demands are the repeal of every state law authorizing Big Labor to speak for all government-school educators on matters concerning their pay, benefits and work rules.
Paul Dame: A changing relation with labor
As we celebrate Labor Day it’s a good time to reflect on how the Republican Party’s relationship to Labor has changed in recent years. It used to be convention wisdom that Labor Union members were a lock to vote Democrat.
Stan Greer: Revisiting the Biden-union boss taxpayer rip-off of 2021
Instead of spending the COVID-19 windfall on safety enhancements education officials themselves evidently knew weren’t necessary, school district after school district is now spending the money on “teacher recruitment and retention.”
Largest teacher’s union plans to compile list of opposition groups to target
The National Education Association (NEA), the country’s largest teacher’s union, committed to spending more than $140,000 to research and target opposition groups at a convention July 3-6, according to Education Week.
Stan Greer: Big Labor politicians paying the price for COVID-19 capers
Today there are more and more signs that politicians who cater to government school union bosses’ every wish are facing a ferocious public backlash that could ultimately cost many of them their jobs.
Stan Greer: Big Labor-dominated schools ‘have lost legitimacy’
First, by gratuitously denying students in-person instruction for such a long period, government schools sent a clear message that such instruction is not necessary. As McCormick puts it, “Schools have lost legitimacy and perceived authority among parents.”
Stan Greer: Kids not returning to Big Labor-run schools
School enrollment is sharply up this year in Right to Work Florida, South Carolina, Arizona and Utah, as well as in several other states that defied the union bosses and kept schools open, by and large, throughout 2020-21. In Florida alone, enrollment is up a whopping 4%, or 111,000, this year.
Sanders hearing: Federal contractors are guilty until proven innocent, keep workers in the dark on rights
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders wants to stop workers from knowing about their rights and also go back to the days of employers being guilty until proven innocent.