Archive for April 2017

Brenda Iasevoli reviews a Vanderbilt University merit pay study in Education Week online.  Teacher union opposition to merit pay is widespread because it conflicts with the idea of exclusive monopoly representation.  In his groundbreaking book, Special Interest: Teachers Unions and America’s Public Schools, Stanford University Political Science Chairman and teacher union expert Terry Moe explains:  Some employees .…

Chicago Alliance of Charter Teachers and Staff, described as an ally of the Chicago Teacher Union, has filed charges against the Noble Network of Charter Schools accusing the schools of several charges.  Juan Perez, Jr has the story in the Chicago Tribune Online. In charges filed Friday with the National Labor Relations Board, Noble teachers said the…