By Larry Sand
UnionWatch.org
LOS ANGELES – The teachers union not only plays the poverty card, but by battling reforms, ensures that the impoverished will remain that way.
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Larry Sand: NEA Agenda is more money, minimal reform
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Florida lowers student standards after students fail test
By Ashleigh Costello
EAGnews.orgTALLAHASSEE, Fla. – “Suppose you or someone else had a chance to ride a camel. Imagine what happens on this camel ride. Write a story about what happens on this camel ride.”
The above is an excerpt from a fourth grade standardized writing exam in Florida. Sounds easy, right?
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The failure of Supt. Eugene White, Indianapolis, and the need to end the district model
By RiShawn Biddle
Dropout NationINDIANAPOLIS – If success as a school leader is merely judged on length of tenure alone, then Indianapolis Public Schools Superintendent Eugene White has clearly done well.
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Wisconsin teacher: Rhetoric is a tricky thing
By Kristi Lacroix
Wisconsin teacherKENOSHA, Wis. – I am reminded of a bully that was in my 7th grade class; she was a mean girl who could rip you apart with just a few, carefully chosen words.
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Cyber school teachers reject unionization effort
By Victor Skinner
EAGnews.orgDEVON, Pa. – Teachers at the Agora Cyber Charter School recently voted down the chance to unionize, despite extensive recruitment efforts by the Pennsylvania State Education Association.
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NYC school chief unveils “cash for clunkers” program
By Ben Velderman
EAGnews.orgNEW YORK – The head of New York City’s public schools announced plans to boot bad teachers from the classroom, but saving kids from ineffective educators might cost taxpayers quite a bundle.
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Parents who recorded abusive teachers spur NJ legislation
By Victor Skinner
EAGnews.orgTRENTON, N.J. – A New Jersey state senator has introduced legislation that would streamline the process for firing teachers who abuse or bully students.
A lot of streamlining would have to be done.
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New study finds no link between K-12 spending and student learning
By Ben Velderman
EAGnews.orgLAS VEGAS – Teacher unions in Nevada, South Dakota and California are pushing for tax increases to bolster K-12 education spending.
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Chicago “spy” story shows how collective bargaining poisons public schools
From staff reports
EAGnews.orgCHICAGO – War involves two hostile parties quietly plotting against each other, with little thought about collateral damage that might be inflicted on innocent bystanders.
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Las Vegas teachers disrupt meeting with group tantrum
By Ben Velderman
EAGnews.orgLAS VEGAS – An unruly mob of union teachers proved so disruptive at last night’s Clark County (Nevada) school board meeting that order was only restored after board members threatened the teachers with arrest.
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