Tag: Teachers Unions

AFT was one of the first unions to endorse Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Emails show DNC, teachers union working to link Trump to bullying

Sean Higgins · July 25, 2016 10:23 pm

GOP megadonor wants Trump to start praising school choice

Jason Russell · July 21, 2016 8:24 pm

Teachers rally at the University of Illinois at Chicago to support a one-day strike held by the Chicago Teachers Union in Chicago on April 1. Teachers said it was aimed at getting lawmakers to adequately fund schools in the nation's third-largest district. (Zbigniew Bzdak/Chicago Tribune)

Donald Trump’s Briefing Book: Education and labor

Sean Higgins · July 5, 2016 4:01 am

The point of Rocketship schools isn't to be a model that will work for every single student. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

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Liberal media botches charter school reporting twice in one week

Jason Russell · June 30, 2016 6:38 pm

Amazon Inspire is expected to launch in late August or early September, when many public schools begin the school year. (Screen shot)

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Amazon, but for teachers

Jason Russell · June 27, 2016 8:23 pm

Hillary Clinton said, "For many years North Carolina was a leading state when it came to education. Now, unfortunately, thanks to your governor and the legislature, the average teacher salary can barely support a family." (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

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Fact-checking Clinton on teacher pay

Jason Russell · June 24, 2016 9:20 pm

The law eliminated collective bargaining for state government workers. (AP Photo/M.L. Johnson)

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Scott Walker’s union reforms didn’t harm Wisconsin schools

Jason Russell · June 23, 2016 4:17 pm

Mexican authorities say none of the dead are teachers, but did include youths and local merchants who may have been bystanders. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

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Teachers’ union protest ends with six dead, but not in the U.S.

Jason Russell · June 21, 2016 10:54 pm

The National Safety Council said 2015 was the deadliest year since 2008, with 38,300 deaths. The NSC reported that 4.4 million people were seriously injured.

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Washington Examiner, Joana Suleiman · June 20, 2016 4:01 am

A group of protestors, sponsored by the state teachers' union, walked 23 miles from Durham to the state capitol, hoping to meet with North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory. (John Althouse/The Daily News via AP)

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Teachers arrested for protesting in unusual place

Jason Russell · June 17, 2016 8:32 pm

The materials are mostly, but not entirely, neutral on the political issue of gun control. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)

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Teachers’ unions try to guide classroom discussion on gun violence

Jason Russell · June 17, 2016 7:21 pm

Teacher retirement costs are now 11 percent of their total compensation. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

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Guess how expensive teacher retirement costs are

Jason Russell · June 14, 2016 8:21 pm