Print Education Action Group Read Full Bio Poll: NEA Members Not Enthusiastic about Obama Campaign While union members clearly favor Obama over Romney, which is not surprising considering the NEA’s open hatred for Republicans, the members are clearly “not energized for the election,” according to a recent blog post by Mike Antonucci. 8 Aug 2012 Pennsylvania Teacher with Child Porn Conviction Still Draws State Pension Should public school teachers who are caught with child pornography be able to draw a pension from the state? We believe the answer should be a resounding ‘no,’ but that’s currently not the case. 7 Aug 2012 Fewer School Days, Free Health Insurance for Los Angeles Teachers We discovered that, while the district was laying off employees and cutting instruction days to help address a $640 million deficit in 2010-11, it was spending $416 million on insurance premiums for teachers and retirees with no contributions from the insured parties. 14 Jul 2012 Virginia School District Charges Watchdogs $40,000 for Freedom of Information Request Most districts don’t charge for supplying such information. A few seek a nominal fee. The Prince William school district wants an estimated $40,000 to fill the information request, with 50 percent in advance to begin the work. 7 Jul 2012 Union Leaders Display Radical Side at Post-Election Occupy Rally Need more proof that Wisconsin public employee union leaders and the radicals in the Occupy movement are close allies who share a common agenda?... Also speaking was AFSCME Local 82 President Gilbert Johnson, who went into a racial tirade, accusing Wisconsin voters who supported Gov. Scott Walker of being "a bunch of haters" who prefer "white man rule." 13 Jun 2012 Teachers Union Activist: Socialist Ideas ‘As American As Apple Pie’ While other union activists around Wisconsin are sometimes coy about their radical views (outside the classroom, that is), Verdin is just the opposite. He’s a Marxist teacher who wants to bring a socialist revolution to the United States, and he’s very proud of that stance. 13 Jun 2012 Ohio Supreme Court Protects the Right of Charter Schools to Use Closed School Buildings The public school establishment has tried a lot of dirty tricks over the years to stop the spread of charter schools. One strategy employed in several cities has been to prevent charter schools from using abandoned school buildings. In Ohio, this strategy failed and could cost the Cincinnati schools millions of dollars in funding from the Ohio Schools Facilities Commission. 11 Jun 2012 Wisconsin School Officials: Public Shouldn't Learn About Teacher Compensation Education officials in a rural Wisconsin school district find it "disturbing" and "upsetting" that someone had the nerve to spread public information to the public. 24 May 2012 San Diego Teachers Throw Out Radical Union Leader Outgoing teachers union Vice President Camille Zombro is one of two people widely blamed for turning the San Diego Education Association "into a hardline organization that’s become ever more confrontational," reports VoiceofSanDiego.org. 23 May 2012 Suits Seeks to End Legal Protections for Incompetent California Teachers A new organization called "Students Matter" recently filed a comprehensive lawsuit in Los Angeles County Superior Court, seeking to overturn a handful of traditional union-supported laws and policies that protect bad teachers and stifle quality instruction. 22 May 2012 Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Next
Poll: NEA Members Not Enthusiastic about Obama Campaign While union members clearly favor Obama over Romney, which is not surprising considering the NEA’s open hatred for Republicans, the members are clearly “not energized for the election,” according to a recent blog post by Mike Antonucci. 8 Aug 2012
Pennsylvania Teacher with Child Porn Conviction Still Draws State Pension Should public school teachers who are caught with child pornography be able to draw a pension from the state? We believe the answer should be a resounding ‘no,’ but that’s currently not the case. 7 Aug 2012
Fewer School Days, Free Health Insurance for Los Angeles Teachers We discovered that, while the district was laying off employees and cutting instruction days to help address a $640 million deficit in 2010-11, it was spending $416 million on insurance premiums for teachers and retirees with no contributions from the insured parties. 14 Jul 2012
Virginia School District Charges Watchdogs $40,000 for Freedom of Information Request Most districts don’t charge for supplying such information. A few seek a nominal fee. The Prince William school district wants an estimated $40,000 to fill the information request, with 50 percent in advance to begin the work. 7 Jul 2012
Union Leaders Display Radical Side at Post-Election Occupy Rally Need more proof that Wisconsin public employee union leaders and the radicals in the Occupy movement are close allies who share a common agenda?... Also speaking was AFSCME Local 82 President Gilbert Johnson, who went into a racial tirade, accusing Wisconsin voters who supported Gov. Scott Walker of being "a bunch of haters" who prefer "white man rule." 13 Jun 2012
Teachers Union Activist: Socialist Ideas ‘As American As Apple Pie’ While other union activists around Wisconsin are sometimes coy about their radical views (outside the classroom, that is), Verdin is just the opposite. He’s a Marxist teacher who wants to bring a socialist revolution to the United States, and he’s very proud of that stance. 13 Jun 2012
Ohio Supreme Court Protects the Right of Charter Schools to Use Closed School Buildings The public school establishment has tried a lot of dirty tricks over the years to stop the spread of charter schools. One strategy employed in several cities has been to prevent charter schools from using abandoned school buildings. In Ohio, this strategy failed and could cost the Cincinnati schools millions of dollars in funding from the Ohio Schools Facilities Commission. 11 Jun 2012
Wisconsin School Officials: Public Shouldn't Learn About Teacher Compensation Education officials in a rural Wisconsin school district find it "disturbing" and "upsetting" that someone had the nerve to spread public information to the public. 24 May 2012
San Diego Teachers Throw Out Radical Union Leader Outgoing teachers union Vice President Camille Zombro is one of two people widely blamed for turning the San Diego Education Association "into a hardline organization that’s become ever more confrontational," reports VoiceofSanDiego.org. 23 May 2012
Suits Seeks to End Legal Protections for Incompetent California Teachers A new organization called "Students Matter" recently filed a comprehensive lawsuit in Los Angeles County Superior Court, seeking to overturn a handful of traditional union-supported laws and policies that protect bad teachers and stifle quality instruction. 22 May 2012
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