Tag: Teachers Unions

In this Dec. 11, 2012 file photo, protesters sit in the rotunda of the State Capitol in Lansing, Mich., in an unsuccessful effort to block passage of right-to-work legislation that bans labor agreements that require employees to pay fees to the unions that represent them. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

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Opting out of union no easy task for Michigan teachers

Jason Russell · August 18, 2015 6:07 pm

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New poll: Teachers have no idea how much their schools spend

Jason Russell · August 18, 2015 4:01 am

National teachers unions are "not for education for our children, theyÃ¢â¬â¢re for greater membership, greater benefits, greater pay for their members," N.J. Gov. Chris Christie said. (Getty Images)

Unions accuse Christie of promoting ‘violence and hate’ against teachers

Sean Higgins · August 3, 2015 1:30 pm

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said that he is "confident" he will be on the debate stage Thursday. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Christie: National teacher’s union deserves punch in the face

Barbara Boland · August 2, 2015 3:29 pm

Pupils at Williamwood High School attend a biology class on February 5, 2010 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

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Teachers union caught breaking campaign finance laws, gets off easy

Jason Russell · July 22, 2015 4:12 pm

Having already been through a months-long legislative process, the smooth, two-day conference committee was surely a relief for members and staff on the House and Senate education committees. (AP Photo)

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Winners and losers in the Senate’s fix to No Child Left Behind

Jason Russell · July 16, 2015 8:43 pm

Wade Henderson, president and CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights,Â scolded critics of No Child Left Behind, saying the law, while it had its flaws, had been made a scapegoat for educational problems that were instead caused by institutional racism. "I am not prepared to turn my back on a [federal] system that has shown some improvement," he said.Â (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Civil rights groups slam Senate Education bill for reducing federal oversight

Sean Higgins · July 16, 2015 7:47 pm

Not only are these union representatives paid to work outside the classroom; they also make more than the average Michigan teacher. According to the Michigan Department of Education, the average 2013-14 teacher's salary was $72,500. (Getty Image)

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School board provides $250,000 to teachers working on union business

Emily Leayman · July 13, 2015 8:35 pm

Hillary Clinton reads "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" to a pre-kindergarten class with teacher Eve Sterling at YMCA of Strafford County prior to participating in a forum on early childhood education June 15, 2015 in Rochester, N.H. (Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images)

Hillary Clinton picks up endorsement from third-largest labor union

Kelly Cohen · July 12, 2015 3:58 pm

English teacher Radka Tomasek speaks to the class at the English Center June 16, 2006 in Miami, Fla. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

The labor case that could lead to educational freedom

Ilya Shapiro, Jason Bedrick · July 9, 2015 4:01 am

"Congress and all of us can do better than 'not our problem' for our nation's students. They deserve more than Congress doing what is easy, such as rolling back accountability for student achievement," George Miller said. (AP Photo)Â

Debate over student testing splits liberals

Sean Higgins · July 7, 2015 10:49 pm

Hillary Clinton, left, and New York City first lady Chirlane McCray visit a classroom for children seven to 18 months at FirstStepNYC, an early childhood development center on April 1, 2015 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo by Kathy Willens-Pool/Getty Images)

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Here’s what Clinton, O’Malley and Sanders told America’s biggest teachers union

Jason Russell · July 7, 2015 6:58 pm