By Ben Velderman
EAGnews.org
LANSING, Mich. – Michigan lawmakers are having second thoughts about the state’s 2010 adoption of a national set of K-12 learning standards for math and English, known as Common Core.
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Are ‘damaged or defective’ students to blame for academic failures?
From news service reports
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Some teachers (particularly those with strong union ties) love to blame students and parents for academic failures. In particular, they zero in on those poor “minority” students.
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Michigan lawmakers, universities engage in struggle over right-to-work law
By Ben Velderman
EAGnews.org
LANSING, Mich. – Republican lawmakers and left-leaning public universities are engaged in a high-stakes chess match over Michigan’s pending right-to-work law.
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Third grader’s birthday cupcakes with plastic army men deemed ‘insensitive’
By Ben Velderman
EAGnews.org
CARO, Mich. – At least he wasn’t suspended or charged with a hate crime.
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Student test scores suggest that Michigan union teachers are doing a miserable job
By Steve Gunn
EAGnews.org
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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On the scene of MI RTW: Socialism and a Santa slams freeloaders!
By Kyle Olson
EAGnews.org
LANSING – EAGnews was on a scene of the violent union protests that failed to stop a bill enacting Right to Work in Michigan.
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Violent union protests fail to stop passage of Michigan Right to Work law
By Kyle Olson
with staff reports
EAGnews.org
LANSING, Mich. – Thousands of angry union members, anarchists and other left-wing protesters descended on the Michigan Capitol Tuesday as legislators gave final approval to right-to-work legislation and Gov. Rick Snyder quickly signed it into law.
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Michigan teachers abandoning students to join Right-to-Work protest
By Steve Gunn
EAGnews.org
LANSING – The Madison rerun has begun.
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Michigan Education Association seeks Madonna’s support in Right to Work battle
By Kyle Olson
EAGnews.org
LANSING – Michigan unions are pulling out all the stops in their effort to subvert an impending Right to Work law in Michigan. In addition to bringing in noted anarchist and protest organizer Lisa Fithian, the unions are seeking more notable support. The Michigan Education Association tweeted its plea to Madonna to get her involved.
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Anarchist protest trainer preps Michigan unions for Right to Work showdown
By Kyle Olson
EAGnews.org
DETROIT – Mother Jones calls her “Professor Occupy.” She was the brains behind the violent 1999 World Trade Organization protests in Seattle.
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Big Labor planning massive temper tantrum at Michigan’s state capitol on Tuesday
By Steve Gunn
EAGnews.org
LANSING, Mich. – Those who enjoyed watching highlights of the union riots at the state capitol in Madison, Wisconsin in 2011 should keep an eye on the news this week.
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Michigan teachers union makes concessions to avoid layoffs
By Ashleigh Costello
EAGnews.org
TAYLOR, Mich. – Here’s the type of news we don’t hear every day: The Taylor Federation of Teachers and the district’s school board have reached a tentative contract agreement that is designed to prevent 35 teachers from being laid off by the cash strapped district, reports The News Herald.
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Infamous Michigan bureaucrat now tells incapable parents to ‘stay informed’
By Kyle Olson
EAGnews.org
LANSING, Mich. – Debbie Squires, the infamous Michigan Elementary/Middle School Principals Association bureaucrat who told a Michigan legislative committee that parents may not know what is best for their children is now saying they should “stay informed” and “voice their concerns to legislators,” according to Hometownlife.com.
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Right-to-work battle brewing on Michigan’s horizon
By Steve Gunn
EAGnews.org
LANSING, Mich. – On the surface, Michigan’s Proposal 2 was an effort to enshrine union collective bargaining privileges in the state constitution.
Only 11 people show for Chicago Teachers Union victory party in Michigan
By Kyle Olson
EAGnews.org
CHICAGO – The fact that only 11 people showed “for a discussion of the 2012 Chicago Teachers Union strike and what it means for Michigan unions,” could be signal that there may be underwhelming support for the unions’ Proposal 2 on Michigan’s statewide ballot. Read More »
Teacher left car running at school … with a pound of dope and $4,200 inside
By Victor Skinner
EAGnews.org
HERCULES, Calif. – California middle school teacher Allen Goodman has a lot of explaining to do.
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StudentsFirst spends $500,000 to defeat Michigan union power grab
By Kyle Olson
EAGnews.org
WASHINGTON, D.C. – StudentsFirst, the organization launched by former Washington, D.C. schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee, has demonstrated its commitment to meaningful education reform by spending $500,000 to defeat Michigan’s Proposal 2, an initiative that would enshrine collective bargaining privileges for government employees in the state constitution.
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Teachers become latest school ‘privateers’ by selling lesson plans online
By Kyle Olson
EAGnews.org
WASHINGTON, D.C. – “Having trouble with the privateer in your building?” the Michigan Education Association website asks, urging union members to complain about private companies that do work in government schools.
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Michigan’s union-loving former governor tries to defend Big Labor power grab
By Victor Skinner
EAGnews.org
LANSING, Mich. – Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm refused to help public schools control runaway union labor costs while in office and left her predecessor with a colossal financial mess.
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Michigan’s Prop 2 could kill transparency and accountability in government
Victor Skinner
EAGnews.org
LANSING, Mich. – Michigan’s Proposal 2 would effectively elevate union contracts above the law, and experts have repeatedly warned the public about possible consequences if it’s approved by voters.
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