Archive for May 2019

Larry Sand takes a piercing look at presidential candidates courting the teacher union vote.  And money coffers. Kamala Harris has been saying some very radical things, and given the times, should be considered a serious contender. In March, she claimed the U.S. is facing a teacher pay crisis, using the bogus claim that public school teachers earn “11 percent…

Larry Sand takes a piercing look at presidential candidates courting the teacher union vote.  And money coffers. Democratic contenders attempt to lock in teacher union endorsements to the detriment of taxpayers and the neediest students. A full year before the 2016 Democratic National Convention, the American Federation of Teachers endorsed Hillary Clinton for president. This infuriated many teachers…

Whether they will consult their members on whom they endorse, teacher union officials are eyeing the panoply of presidential candidates like a kid outside a candy store.    Cautious after endorsing a losing Hillary Clinton in previous elections, both teacher union hierarchies are taking their time before throwing their millions in dues into the ring.   Teacher…

Whether they will consult their members on whom they endorse, teacher union officials are eyeing the panoply of presidential candidates like a kid outside a candy store.    Cautious after endorsing a losing Hillary Clinton in previous elections, both teacher union hierarchies are taking their time before throwing their millions in dues into the ring.   Teacher…

It’s quite obvious Bernie Sanders is in the pocket of teacher union officials as he continues to willfully  toe their line on charter schools.  Jason L. Riley of the Wall Street Journal posits this attitude could cost him a lot of support among minorities, and among those who believe teacher union officials already are a block to…

It’s quite obvious Bernie Sanders is in the pocket of teacher union officials as he continues to willfully  toe their line on charter schools.  Jason L. Riley of the Wall Street Journal posits this attitude could cost him a lot of support among minorities, and among those who believe teacher union officials already are a block to…

Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos blames teacher union officials for a lack of choice in education, comparing the absence of freedom to communism.  Michael Stratford had the story in politico.com Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said Friday that students who lack the means to attend the school of their choice enjoy as much freedom as those in East…

Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos blames teacher union officials for a lack of choice in education, comparing the absence of freedom to communism.  Michael Stratford had the story in politico.com Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said Friday that students who lack the means to attend the school of their choice enjoy as much freedom as those in East…

Two more Bay area school districts are undergoing the strain of teacher union strikes over negotiating monopoly bargaining contracts.  It’s just another example of how monopoly bargaining restricts teachers from negotiating their own conditions of employment, deprives students of their education and makes a mockery of parents trust. Joseph Geha has the story in the East…