Tag: Teachers Unions

Don’t Scoff

Andy Smarick · February 12, 2016 6:15 am

As the district's schools fall further into disrepair, district executives enjoyed exorbitant salaries. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

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Guess how much Detroit school executives are paid?

Jason Russell · February 4, 2016 9:56 pm

"This poll proves what we've known for a long time - candidates who reject choice will pay a political price." (Bloomberg File Photo/George Frey)

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Poll: 7 in 10 Americans support school choice

Jason Russell · January 29, 2016 1:00 pm

This is largely thanks to bipartisan support for a bill that replaced No Child Left Behind in late 2015. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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Teachers’ unions and GOP got along better in 2015

Jason Russell · January 27, 2016 4:55 pm

If Rebecca Friedrichs does win, it would be a victory for any worker, of any race, who no longer wants to pay for a union he or she doesn't want to be a part of.

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Why Democrats should root against unions in major Supreme Court case

Jason Russell · January 12, 2016 10:44 pm

During oral arguments Monday Scalia repeatedly expressed skeptism of the union's position, suggesting he would instead align with the court's other conservatives. (AP File Photo/Jim Mone)

Scalia’s skepticism bad news for unions

Sean Higgins · January 11, 2016 11:29 pm

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After harassment, teacher hopes for end of unions

Jason Russell · January 11, 2016 9:19 pm

The case is of major interest to labor unions, for whom the fees are a major source of revenue. (AP photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Supreme Court questions unions’ worker fees

Sean Higgins · January 11, 2016 5:55 pm

Forced-funding schemes are unnecessary and violate the speech and associational rights of people. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Workers shouldn’t have to check their First Amendment rights at the door

Jared Blanchard · January 8, 2016 5:02 am

"It gives unions a stronger collective bargaining position to advocate for everybody, members and non-members," said Lily Garcia, president of the 3 million-member National Education Association, of which the California union is a member. (AP File Photo)

Supreme Court to examine fairness of mandatory union fees

Sean Higgins · January 8, 2016 5:01 am

"Adora Obi Nweze, president of the state's NAACP chapter, said the group opposes the scholarship program because Florida's children do not have equal access to the opportunity," reports Politico Florida. (AP Photo)

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NAACP chapter opposes school choice program … for not being universal?

Jason Russell · January 6, 2016 5:01 am

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Teachers play hooky, closing a Detroit school

Jason Russell · January 5, 2016 6:47 pm