Kansas Teachers Vote to Decertify Their Union
Teachers in Deerfield, Kansas, just did something unusual—they voted to decertify their union. The Kansas National Education Association (KNEA) no longer represents them. Teachers disliking… Read More
Why Mexico’s Education Reforms Are Important
Since taking office as Mexico’s newest president, Enrique Pena Nieto has quickly made it a point to anger one of the most influential interest groups… Read More
Kansas Legislators Take on the Teachers Unions
Union contracts often pick winners and losers in the workplace. However, teachers unions may soon lose the power to pick losers—at least in Kansas. Legislators… Read More
School Choice Blooming this Spring
School choice is making headlines in multiple states this spring. Several have approved or are considering proposals to expand educational opportunity for families. Texas is… Read More
Major School Choice Victory in Indiana
It’s hard to overstate what an outstanding victory for school choice Indiana’s Supreme Court issued yesterday. Indiana’s highest court ruled unanimously in Meredith v. Pence… Read More
Responses to Union Suggestion of a Teacher “Bar Exam”
Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), proposed a “bar exam” for public-school teachers in a Wall Street Journal op-ed last week…. Read More
Morning Bell: Unions Losing in Their Last Stronghold
This is the week that Michigan’s workers will finally be freed from forced unionization. After decades of United Auto Workers control over the struggling American… Read More
New Website Gives Support to Pennsylvania Teachers
Freetoteach.org, a new website created by the Pennsylvania-based Commonwealth Foundation, helps Pennsylvania teachers understand education unions and their rights when it comes to joining a… Read More
New York Teacher Live-Streams $75,000 Do-Nothing Job
A New York City teacher has set up a blog and livestream to document the day-to-day of his $75,000-a-year job at a Staten Island middle… Read More
Michigan Ballot Measure Could Protect Drug-Dealing Teachers
A teachers’ union contract in Bay City, MI, has become a focal point in the battle over a ballot measure in that state that seeks… Read More
