Joking about the “European model” for paid time off has been standard water cooler fare for a very long time. Through a joining of political power and zero accountability, the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) is looking to bargain this joke into reality for its members. According to illinoispolicy.org, “Currently, teachers can take at least 43 […]
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SB 1513 is headed toward debate on the floor of the Oklahoma State House of Representatives. As we previously noted, this legislation is quite straightforward in its intent: no school district can force employees to meet with an outside organization, districts can’t use their resources to communicate on behalf of outside organizations, and no outside
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Teacher unions love to gaslight well-intended taxpayers by painting any attempt to limit their corrosive influence as “anti-education.” They claim that quality public education, and the well-being of teachers, are synonymous with how much money and influence unions are allowed to maintain. This is a far cry from the reality. Your local National Education Association
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Oklahoma lawmakers are getting a taste of teacher union entitlement, as they consider legislation that would restrict unions’ ability to treat public school educators as a captive audience. If passed into law, Senate Bill 1513 would keep districts from requiring or coercing teachers into engaging with unions, or giving preferential treatment towards any one union. Here’s
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This short video gets to the heart of how teacher unions exercise power: by aggressively opposing any reforms to the education system. Consider your home state. A proposed reform can be as sweeping as school choice, or as simple as thoroughly evaluating teacher performance, and teacher unions immediately come out swinging. No one knows this
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