By Jim Newton
From L.A. Times
Especially in California, the party is deeply divided on the question of how best to improve schools.
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Archive for May, 2012
New Jersey case demonstrates the advantage of using non-union employees
By Steve Gunn
EAGnews.org
MADISON, N.J. – There’s proof in New Jersey that outsourcing of school support services can be very effective, particularly when it comes to student safety.
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Pending Louisiana law would give the public access to labor contracts
By Victor Skinner
EAGnews.org
NEW ORLEANS – Louisiana Rep. Tony Ligi wants to inject a little bit of common sense into the collective bargaining process by ensuring the public has the ability to review labor contracts before they’re signed.
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N.Y. high school will hand out condoms on prom night
By Victor Skinner
EAGnews.org
BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Seniors at one Brooklyn high school will have access to condoms on prom night, courtesy of the school.
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N.H. union rejects concessions, tries to pass the tab to taxpayers
By Steve Gunn
EAGnews.org
MANCHESTER, N.H. – The Manchester Education Association is not going to accept any contract concessions.
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Minneapolis school board won’t release labor recordings
By Ben Velderman
EAGnews.org
MINNEAPOLIS – When the Minneapolis school board recently signed a new, two-year contract with the local teachers union, parents and education reformers were underwhelmed.
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Wisconsin school officials upset because the public is learning about teacher compensation
By Steve Gunn
EAGnews.org
JANESVILLE, Wis. – Education officials in a rural Wisconsin school district find it “disturbing” and “upsetting” that someone had the nerve to spread public information to the public.
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Newark schools demand the right to retain the best teachers
By Victor Skinner
EAGnews.org
NEWARK, N.J. – Newark public school officials have far more teachers than necessary for the district’s declining student population, and they’re willing to pay their poorest performers to go away.
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Romney hops on the education reform wave; the Obama campaign may drown in it
By Steve Gunn
EAGnews.org
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The education reform issue took its rightful place as a major topic of discussion in the presidential campaign this week.
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Another charter school bites the union dust
By Victor Skinner
EAGnews.org
CHICAGO – Another Chicago charter school has fallen victim to unionization.
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New Jersey’s “excess teacher pool” might get crowded
By Ben Velderman
EAGnews.org
PATERSON, N.J. – What do you call a room full of ineffective teachers who sit around doing nothing all day?
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Michigan students suspended for riding bikes to school
By Kyle Olson
EAGnews.org
WALKER, Mich. – For many high school seniors, one of the highlights surrounding graduation is the senior prank. Some are unfortunately destructive while others are silly – and quite creative.
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Group wants to put charter schools on Washington state ballot
By Ben Velderman
EAGnews.org
OLYMPIA, Wash. – Comedian Jerry Seinfeld once observed that ending a bad relationship “is like knocking over a Coke machine. You can’t do it in one push. You’ve got to rock it back and forth a few times, and then it goes over.”
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Toledo schools to experiment with merit pay plan
By Steve Gunn
EAGnews.org
TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo school board is about to experiment with a merit pay plan for teachers that could become a model for the entire district in the future.
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Worried San Diego teachers throw out radical union leader in favor of moderate
By Ben Velderman
EAGnews.org
SAN DIEGO – By the end of June, one in five San Diego public school teachers might be out of a job.
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Feds fine Utah school over soda sales during lunch
By Ben Velderman
EAGnews.org
SALT LAKE CITY – Follow the logic of this one.
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EAGnews to students: Keep recording your classrooms
By Kyle Olson
EAGnews.org
MUSKEGON, Mich. – The recent case of a North Carolina student who taped his teacher ranting in defense of President Obama exposed how much can be learned from hidden cameras in the classroom.
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Oregon teachers strike cancels learning in Reynolds schools
By Victor Skinner
EAGnews.org
TROUTDALE, Ore. – Teachers in Oregon’s Reynolds school district walked out on students this week over union contract demands – making them the fourth union in the state to employ the despicable negotiating tactic in recent weeks.
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Lawmaker goes from being union friend to foe – in just one vote!
By Ben Velderman
EAGnews.org
LANSING, Mich. – Michigan state lawmaker Dale Zorn is discovering an ugly truth about labor unions: You’re only as valuable as your last vote, and God help anyone who crosses them.
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Oregon union forgets about “last in, first out” with its own employees
By Steve Gunn
EAGnews.org
EUGENE, Oregon – Teachers unions exist to maximize pay and benefits for their most senior members.
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