In her recent address to the National Education Association Representative Assembly, NEA President Becky Pringle minced no words about her plans for school choice programs around the country. “We will fight privatization, vouchers, and any other scheme to drain resources from our public schools.” The irony of an NEA representative denouncing schemes to “drain resources […]
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It’s important to remember that these are totally normal people, singly-focused on making sure students receive a quality education, and that teachers are supported. Surely that is what NEA President Becky Pringle means by “winning all the things”? Here’s one of “the things” the NEA and its affiliate (in your state) have committed to winning.
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Keep this chart in mind the next time a teacher union boss complains that taxpayers don’t spend enough money on public education. According to this article’s assessment of the recent report from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics, government wages and benefits are 39.9% higher than those of private workers. Teachers are no exception. Teachers
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“MY state doesn’t have unions.” Wrong. You do, and you’re most likely subsidizing them with tax dollars to play politics against the public interest. As this short video points out, the state often plays the role of bagman for teacher unions, by pulling dues from their paychecks, and handing it over to the unions. “Why
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Burdened by desire for fiscal accountability and the needs of students, Utah’s largest teacher union has filed a lawsuit to have the state’s new school choice program declared “unconstitutional.” While the gall of a public sector union leveling accusations of “constitutionality” about anything at all is hilarious, the lawsuit only drives home a point that
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Few Republicans can get away with being openly affiliated with the leftist, anti-school choice teacher unions. Always happy to accommodate the fearful collaborators, Texas teacher unions offered the “secret best friends” option. In a statement to The Daily Signal, DeAngelis argued that teachers unions aren’t openly documenting their donations to Republicans because such endorsements are
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