By Steve Gunn
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DETROIT – We generally support the efforts of Roy Roberts, the state-appointed emergency financial manager of Detroit Public Schools.
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Student test scores suggest that Michigan union teachers are doing a miserable job
By Steve Gunn
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LANSING – Thousands of Michigan public school teachers walked out on their students yesterday to travel to the state capitol in Lansing to protest the passage of Right-to-Work legislation.
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Detroit union president candidate promises teacher strike if elected
By Victor Skinner
EAGnews.org
DETROIT – Teachers in Detroit Public Schools are casting their ballots for the next president of the Detroit Federation of Teachers.
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Voters to decide if Connecticut school board should be appointed
By Ashleigh Costello
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BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – The fate of a contentious bid to replace the city’s elected school board with one appointed by the mayor will be decided by voters today.
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San Fran schools: Huge deficit, big cuts, but many labor costs remained untouched
By Steve Gunn
EAGnews.org
MUSKEGON, Mich. – Prior to the 2010-11 school year, the San Francisco Unified School District made a series of painful spending cuts in an effort to eliminate a $113 million budget deficit.
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More than 30 new charter schools set to open throughout Michigan
By Ben Velderman
EAGnews.org
LANSING, Mich. – Last December, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder officially lifted the cap on the number of charter schools allowed to operate in the Great Lakes State.
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With Michigan’s emergency manager law in question, unions retake control of failing schools
By Steve Gunn
EAGnews.org
LANSING, Mich. – Several of the worst public school districts in Michigan have been failing their students and mismanaging financial resources for decades.
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Victory: Teacher unions will not have say in how Detroit Public Schools operate
By Ben Velderman
EAGnews.org
DETROIT – Roy Roberts, the state-appointed emergency financial manager for Detroit Public Schools, has rejected teacher union leaders’ request to negotiate a new contract on behalf of Detroit’s educators.
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Why have “Meatless Mondays” in schools? To reduce the threat of dreaded cow farts
By Kyle Olson
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Beef producers recently cried foul when the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced to its employees that it would be imposing a “Meatless Mondays” program in the department’s cafeterias. In an employee newsletter, the department ironically criticized beef and dairy production, two industries it’s supposed to be promoting.
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Vice President sides with teachers unions at his own political peril
By Steve Gunn
EAGnews.org
DETROIT – Either Vice President Joe Biden has been delinquent about checking the polls, or he’s extremely loyal to a discredited friend who may prove to be a campaign liability.
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Weingarten accurately blames poor economy for increased scrutiny of teachers unions
By Steve Gunn
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DETROIT – American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten thinks labor critics are using the poor economy as a tool to attack teachers unions.
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AFT‘s anti-testing campaign is a smokescreen to hide what’s really wrong with schools
By Ben Velderman
EAGnews.org
DETROIT – Members of the American Federation of Teachers will descend upon Detroit late next week for the union’s annual convention.
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Rhee: School budget cuts should never be aimed at student programs
By Victor Skinner
EAGnews.org
HARRISBURG, Pa. – Former Washington D.C. schools chancellor Michelle Rhee believes Pennsylvania school officials should think twice before imposing cuts to kindergarten, arts and music programs to balance district budgets.
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