Archive for October 2017
A Case for Incentive Pay
Larry Sand makes the case for merit or incentive pay in the California Policy Center while teacher union officials defend a pay structure that rewards even ineffective teachers and awards outstanding teachers the same pay. When I first began to substitute teach in Los Angeles in 1985, I learned about “incentive pay.” If a sub…
Read MoreOnce is Not Enough
Teacher union officials in the Dallas, Pennsylvania school district left off their current strike last week, but are planning a new one for November 22 if their demands are not met. Michael P. Buffer has the story in the Citizens Voice. Dallas School District teachers are coming back to their classrooms today, ending a strike…
Read MoreThey don’t have to care
Larry Sand channels Steve Jobs on teacher unions and education on californiapolicycenter.org. A 1995 interview with the late Apple founder Steve Jobs has just resurfaced and is available on YouTube. While the interview, conducted by Computerworld’s Daniel Morrow, went on for 75 minutes, the 3:42 Jobs spent talking about education is memorable. The Silicon Valley visionary knew as much about how…
Read MoreNEA Troubles in Nevada
Mike Antonucci has the scoop on the Nevada Education Association and its affiliate (or maybe not) the Clark County Education Association, in the 74milllion.org. The Clark County Education Association, representing 10,000 teachers who work for the Las Vegas schools, filed a lawsuit earlier this month against its parent affiliate, the Nevada State Education Association, alleging a…
Read MoreIowa Teacher Union Files Suit Against Bargaining Law
In a desperate attempt to keep teachers corralled in their monopoly bargaining contracts, Iowa State Education Association officials have filed suit against the new monopoly bargaining law instead of using their manpower and money (forced dues) to figure out how they can be more responsive to their membership. ISEA President Tammy Wawro disavows the need…
Read MoreTeachers Taste Right to Work Freedom in Michigan
Teachers in Michigan are enjoying the freedom brought by the Right to Work Law passed in 2012. Tim Skubick has the story on wlns.com. The Michigan Education Association is bleeding membership among both teachers and staff but the union says it can’t determine how much of that is related to the state’s Right to Work law. The…
Read MoreIowa Teachers Stuck with Unwanted Representation
Despite the change in Iowa’s public sector bargaining laws, some teachers will still be forced to undergo union representation they did not vote for. Briana PFannenstiel has the story in the Des Moines Register. Thirteen bargaining units representing nearly 1,300 Iowa teachers and faculty have voted overwhelmingly to maintain their union affiliations in the first wave of elections…
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