Print Education Action Group Read Full Bio Monsters in the Classroom: NYC Teachers Union Reinstates Alleged Molesters In New York City public schools, fourteen teachers of highly dubious character have been reinstated to the classroom – and two others have been given "desk duty" – thanks to appeals by their powerful teachers union, the United Federation of Teachers. 14 Apr 2012 New Jersey Union Believes Taxpayers Should Stay Out of School Business Taxpayers fund public schools and have a right to know where their money is going before it’s spent. Suggesting they should be left in the dark is the same as saying it’s none of their business. If the unions feel that way, perhaps they should fund public schools themselves. 12 Apr 2012 California Teacher Stands Up to Teachers' Union Osborn said he’s become more engaged in discussing the available options to union membership with his colleagues in recent years and has tried to provide some counterbalance to the union propaganda that too many educators readily accept as truth. 11 Apr 2012 Milwaukee Public Schools Sucked Dry by Union Labor Costs Milwaukee schools also provide for teachers who want to retire early – at age 62 – but don’t yet qualify for their full pension, which begins at age 65. MTEA’s contract requires taxpayers to pay the difference of the pension teachers will receive at 65 and the one they receive a lower rate for retiring early. Milwaukee taxpayers spent $15.6 million on that perk last year. 10 Apr 2012 Detroit Students Protest Inadequate Education, Absent Teachers According to students at Detroit Public Schools’ Frederick Douglass Academy, it’s become commonplace for large numbers of teachers to be absent at the same time, resulting in a teacher shortage. When that occurs, students are forced to spend their days lazing around the school gym or library instead of studying in the classroom. 6 Apr 2012 Education Reform Activist Fired by Connecticut School CTPU President Gwen Samuel believes the local teachers union – the New Haven Federation of Teachers – is directly responsible for her firing, and says it is retaliation for bringing former D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee to speak at the March 14 rally. 5 Apr 2012 Federal Judge: Public Sector Union Collective Bargaining Is Not a Right The court’s decision to uphold the key elements of Act 10 – restrictions on collective bargaining privileges that transferred budgetary control from union bosses to local elected leaders – is the latest in a series of positive trends for the governor and education reformers. 4 Apr 2012 Las Vegas Arbitrator Rules Against Union, Saves 134 Teacher Jobs While it’s a victory for the school district, taxpayers, and the 134 teachers, everyone is anxiously awaiting the ruling of a second arbitration case which will determine whether all Clark County teachers will take a pay freeze, or if some educators will get pay raises while hundreds of others get pink slips. 2 Apr 2012 Tennessee Lawmakers Vote to Keep Teacher Evaluations Secret from Parents Anti-transparency lawmakers believe public knowledge of the test scores would be detrimental to teachers and would lead to “teacher shopping” among parents. What could possibly be wrong with caring parents shopping for effective teachers for their kids? 30 Mar 2012 Unions Push Ballot Initiatives Against Reform in Three States In Michigan, North Dakota and Idaho, state teachers unions are working to convince voters to overturn long-overdue collective bargaining limits, school spending reforms, teacher and school accountability measures, and other changes that have been good for students but bad for unions. 27 Mar 2012 Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Next
Monsters in the Classroom: NYC Teachers Union Reinstates Alleged Molesters In New York City public schools, fourteen teachers of highly dubious character have been reinstated to the classroom – and two others have been given "desk duty" – thanks to appeals by their powerful teachers union, the United Federation of Teachers. 14 Apr 2012
New Jersey Union Believes Taxpayers Should Stay Out of School Business Taxpayers fund public schools and have a right to know where their money is going before it’s spent. Suggesting they should be left in the dark is the same as saying it’s none of their business. If the unions feel that way, perhaps they should fund public schools themselves. 12 Apr 2012
California Teacher Stands Up to Teachers' Union Osborn said he’s become more engaged in discussing the available options to union membership with his colleagues in recent years and has tried to provide some counterbalance to the union propaganda that too many educators readily accept as truth. 11 Apr 2012
Milwaukee Public Schools Sucked Dry by Union Labor Costs Milwaukee schools also provide for teachers who want to retire early – at age 62 – but don’t yet qualify for their full pension, which begins at age 65. MTEA’s contract requires taxpayers to pay the difference of the pension teachers will receive at 65 and the one they receive a lower rate for retiring early. Milwaukee taxpayers spent $15.6 million on that perk last year. 10 Apr 2012
Detroit Students Protest Inadequate Education, Absent Teachers According to students at Detroit Public Schools’ Frederick Douglass Academy, it’s become commonplace for large numbers of teachers to be absent at the same time, resulting in a teacher shortage. When that occurs, students are forced to spend their days lazing around the school gym or library instead of studying in the classroom. 6 Apr 2012
Education Reform Activist Fired by Connecticut School CTPU President Gwen Samuel believes the local teachers union – the New Haven Federation of Teachers – is directly responsible for her firing, and says it is retaliation for bringing former D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee to speak at the March 14 rally. 5 Apr 2012
Federal Judge: Public Sector Union Collective Bargaining Is Not a Right The court’s decision to uphold the key elements of Act 10 – restrictions on collective bargaining privileges that transferred budgetary control from union bosses to local elected leaders – is the latest in a series of positive trends for the governor and education reformers. 4 Apr 2012
Las Vegas Arbitrator Rules Against Union, Saves 134 Teacher Jobs While it’s a victory for the school district, taxpayers, and the 134 teachers, everyone is anxiously awaiting the ruling of a second arbitration case which will determine whether all Clark County teachers will take a pay freeze, or if some educators will get pay raises while hundreds of others get pink slips. 2 Apr 2012
Tennessee Lawmakers Vote to Keep Teacher Evaluations Secret from Parents Anti-transparency lawmakers believe public knowledge of the test scores would be detrimental to teachers and would lead to “teacher shopping” among parents. What could possibly be wrong with caring parents shopping for effective teachers for their kids? 30 Mar 2012
Unions Push Ballot Initiatives Against Reform in Three States In Michigan, North Dakota and Idaho, state teachers unions are working to convince voters to overturn long-overdue collective bargaining limits, school spending reforms, teacher and school accountability measures, and other changes that have been good for students but bad for unions. 27 Mar 2012
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