By Kyle Olson
EAGnews.org
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The politicians are once again in a panic over looming automatic budget cuts – known as sequestration – despite the fact the plan was set in motion many months ago.
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Archive for August, 2012
Cheating teacher who called students “dumb as hell” deserves firing
By Victor Skinner
EAGnews.org
ATLANTA – A former 5th grade teacher who allegedly helped students cheat because they were “dumb as hell” was recommended for termination in the latest tribunal hearing resulting from the Atlanta cheating scandal.
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Veteran school leader tells union what to do with its bloated contract demands
By Victor Skinner
EAGnews.org
BROWNSVILLE, Pa. – Brownsville Area School Board director Nena Kaminsky recently made headlines when she convinced her colleagues to reject a proposed teachers union contact, and told the union why.
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Chicago teachers strike may be a mere 10 days away
By Steve Gunn
EAGnews.org
CHICAGO – The so-called teachers of Chicago may be 10 days away from abandoning the students they claim they care so much about.
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Pants-wetting union apologists try to bully actors over fictional movie
By Kyle Olson
EAGnews.org
HOLLYWOOD – Parents Across America, a union shill group that defends all things status quo, has taken the lead in attacking the soon-to-be-released movie, “Won’t Back Down.”
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This just in: Socialists run the Chicago Teachers Union!
By Kyle Olson
EAGnews.org
CHICAGO – The historic links between labor unions and the radical left – primarily socialists, Marxists and Communists – are undeniable. They’re virtually one in the same.
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Dispute between OEA and its “Mini Me” union boils over
By Ben Velderman
EAGnews.org
PORTLAND, Ore. – The labor dispute between the Oregon Education Association and its staff union seems to be getting nastier.
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Manhattan teacher convicted for forging jury duty letter
By Victor Skinner
EAGnews.org
NEW YORK CITY – Even Jesus couldn’t save New York City teacher Mona Lisa Tello from the long arm of the law.
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Unions force school districts to reject merit pay grants
By Steve Gunn
EAGnews.org
WASHINGTON, D.C. – We may never know if performance pay would be effective in New York, Chicago or Milwaukee public schools.
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Teachers unions already working to discredit feature film about parent trigger laws
By Steve Gunn
EAGnews.org
HOLLYWOOD – America’s teachers unions have already done more than enough to portray themselves as real-life villains.
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South Dakota close to adopting new accountability system
By Ashleigh Costello
EAGnews.org
PIERRE, S.D. – The state Board of Education approved a new accountability system Thursday, replacing the federal No Child Left Behind law.
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Minneapolis union’s teacher school year-eve pep talk: Boycott the Koch brothers!
By Victor Skinner
EAGnews.org
MINNEAPOLIS – Teachers unions hate the Koch brothers.
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Florida student grade scandal tied to excessive teacher absences
By Ben Velderman
EAGnews.org
BRADENTON, Fla. – Illegally changing student grades has claimed the career of another educator, this time in Florida.
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Legal fight with Florida unions costs taxpayers nearly $500,000
By Kyle Olson
EAGnews.org
TALAHASSEE, Fla. – Most people would be thankful if they only had to pay three percent of their salary toward retirement. That would be considered a gift in the private sector. But to Florida’s government employees, it’s a crime and an insult.
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Another five-figure teacher payout illustrates need to reform job protections
By Victor Skinner
EAGnews.org
LANSFORD, Pa. – A Pennsylvania teacher will receive a hefty check from Panther Valley schools after years of legal wrangling over the elimination of his position in 2006.
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Union teachers use rude behavior to show displeasure with reforms
By Steve Gunn
EAGnews.org
HARVEY, La. – Everyone knows that Saul Alinsky’s “Rules for Radicals” is the Bible for teachers unions.
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Warning: Beware of education data ‘snow jobs’
By Jim Waters
freedomkentucky.org.
Law enforcement officials again are cautioning elderly Kentuckians about financial scams, warning: “if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.”
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Who Education Reformers Truly Are: A Response to Diane Ravitch’s Conspiracy Theory on Education Reform
In her post “Is This the True Goal of Reform Today?” Diane Ravitch claims those who seek to reform the current education landscape in an effort to raise student achievement are engaged in a “corporate” movement. Their objective, according to the pondering Ravitch, is to “to make public schools fail, while charter schools increase and thrive.” These unfounded claims are nothing more than a cleverly crafted vilification that seeks to discredit education reformers by accusing them of creating an “uneven playing field” in American education.
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Classroom Discussions on the Election: Education or Indoctrination
By Dom Giordano
DomGiordano Show
As a former teacher, I have lamented about the fact that civics has all but disappeared from our nation’s classrooms. Civics illiteracy is a real issue and it prevents kids from understanding the importance of engaged citizenship.
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Las Vegas union plays hardball, but expects school officials to play softball
By Ben Velderman
EAGnews.org
LAS VEGAS – The Clark County Education Association scored a huge financial victory earlier this year when it refused to give up schedule pay raises in order to help their financially distressed school district avoid laying off teachers.
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