The Institute for Education Reform proudly supports RS 32070, introduced by Rep. Judy Boyle (R—District 9), which seeks to end taxpayer funding of teachers unions in Idaho. This bill is a crucial step toward ensuring that public funds are used to serve students, parents, and communities—not special interest groups pushing political agendas. Why This MattersFor too long, teachers […]
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Barriers to entry are a good thing. According to this story from New Jersey, “Individuals seeking an instructional certificate will no longer need to pass the Praxis Core Test, a basic skills test for reading, writing, and math that is administered by the state’s Commissioner of Education.” As of January 1st, Act 1669 removed the
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To give credit where credit is due, teacher unions truly embrace the proverb, “Actions speak louder than words.” Taxpayers in Orange County are learning in real-time just how devastating it is to allow teacher unions the opportunity to carry out the axiom. According to this article, the Orange Unified Education Association ( a local NEA
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If you happen to know a Republican who still harbors “live and let live” delusions about teacher unions, take a moment to send them this (hilarious) piece from Politico. National Education Association President Becky Pringle and American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten don’t agree about everything that occurred Nov. 5. “We need to understand
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Well, well, well. It looks like teacher union opposition to Trump did not go unnoticed. The voters demanded sweeping reform, and any efforts to do so in public education will be met with total opposition from the unions. There is a simple, obvious reality for Republican lawmakers relishing the big win. You can’t be on
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Congratulations to Oklahoma Education Association president Katherine Bishop for a runaway win of the coveted Blue Ribbon of Irony. In a recent opinion editorial, Ms. Bishop took to the pages of The Oklahoman to lay out her concerns for public education in Oklahoma. Surprising no one, she complained about the elected Republican State Superintendent of
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Whether they like it or not, public school teachers across the country helped stroke some large checks to Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign. Thanks to the power of payroll deduction of union dues, powerful entities like the National Education Association (NEA) are flush with cash, and looking to spend it on Kamala Harris. The image below
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This excellent article by author Phillip K. Howard highlights some of the critical differences between trade unions and collective bargaining by public sector employees. “Government bargaining, however, is radically different from trade union bargaining: A trade union must honor efficiency, or else the jobs are lost when the business moves out of town or fails.
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“Give us more money,” is the constant refrain of educrats across the land. When the Texas legislature offered more, some districts worked hand-in-hand with teacher unions to oppose the funding boost, because it came with school choice. That’s right. The very people complaining about funding and school choice are the ones who ultimately rejected billions
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The Texas American Federation of Teachers is angry that a proposed curriculum would expose school children to historical references to Jesus and Christianity. In response to the draft curriculum, the Texas American Federation of Teachers (AFT) cited a report from the Texas Freedom Network in its warning that the “materials overemphasize Christianity while giving little
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