By Kyle Olson
EAGnews.org
CHICAGO – Teachers unions say they’re passionate about stamping out bullying in schools.
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Teachers in Kansas district working through roadblocks to dump their NEA affiliation
By Steve Gunn
EAGnews.org
DEERFIELD, Kansas – It’s easy for school employees to join a labor union.
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Time to make teaching a real profession
By Carl Olson
Heartlander
CHICAGO – Teachers have somehow gotten themselves exempt from public accountability as a profession, such as the independent requirements doctors, nurses, accountants, and others must meet.
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Republican-led Senate the only thing keeping NH tuition scholarship program alive
By Ben Velderman
EAGnews.org
CONCORD, N.H. – Teacher union leaders and their political surrogates in the New Hampshire legislature are trying to drum up public support for a repeal of the state’s new school tuition scholarship program that took effect earlier this year.
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Arizona sheriff and his volunteer posse are busy protecting students, schools
By Victor Skinner
EAGnews.org
PHOENIX – While educrats debate the merits of gun-free school zones, arming school personnel and other safety measures in the wake of the tragic shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio is taking action.
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Chavous: Congress is getting it wrong on parental school choice
From news service reports
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Kevin P. Chavous, executive council for the American Federation for Children, explains how union politics and and misinformation is playing into the school choice debate in Congress.
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National Education Association’s legacy: $310 million in direct campaign spending since 2000
By Mike Antonucci
EIAonline
WASHINGTON, D.C. – I was recently provided with a partial summary of the ballot initiative spending of the National Education Association and its state affiliates over the last five years.
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Wyoming state officials want accountable schools and teachers
By Victor Skinner
EAGnews.org
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Wyoming officials are working to create a more performance-based education system, and it will start by holding schools and teachers more accountable.
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National Education Association to unveil ‘Raise Your Hand’ campaign
By Mike Antonucci
EIAonline
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Education Association often feels itself to be the target of education reform, so it routinely generates reform campaigns of its own.
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National Education Association loses 70,000 dues payers
From news service reports
WASHINGTON – No wonder the National Education Association has been pushing for so many public school bailouts – the union’s bleeding dues payers.
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Maryland union tried to hide embezzlement from members so they wouldn’t quit
By Steve Gunn
EAGnews.org
SALISBURY, Maryland – We already knew that the former treasurer of a local teachers union in Maryland was arrested and convicted for embezzling more than $433,000 in union funds to support her gambling habit.
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Dixon strike ends but taxpayers in the dark about details
From news service reports
DIXON, Ill. – It looks like SaukValley.com’s request to let Dixon, Illinois taxpayers see the details of the deal between the teachers union and school board will be denied.
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Oregon teachers union wants to deny voters the benefit of tax warning labels
By Steve Gunn
EAGnews.org
SALEM, Oregon – An Oregon state law is designed to make ballot proposals regarding property tax increases as clear as possible for voters.
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Note to union teachers: If you want to be treated like professionals, act the part
By Kyle Olson
EAGnews.org
STRONGSVILLE, Ohio – I was deeply troubled when video surfaced last week of striking Strongsville, Ohio teachers heckling substitute teachers who were applying to be their temporary replacements.
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Memphis school board may scrap outdated teacher pay practices
By Ben Velderman
EAGnews.org
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Memphis teacher union leaders are singing the blues as school leaders consider doing away with the antiquated pay practices that determine a teacher’s worth by the number of years spent in the classroom and the attainment of advanced college degrees.
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Dixon teacher strike could leave high school athletes on the sidelines this spring
By Steve Gunn
EAGnews.org
DIXON, Ill. – When people talk about students suffering due to teacher strikes, they usually talk about lost opportunities in the classroom.
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Arrogant Colorado school board ignores taxpayer concerns about transparency, district spending
By Ben Velderman
EAGnews.org
LOVELAND, Colo. – An official with Colorado’s Thompson School District recently warned residents that the district has a “bullying” problem which could “sabotage” student learning if left unchecked.
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Reports of teacher misconduct sharply increase in Pennsylvania
By Victor Skinner
EAGnews.org
HARRISBURG – The number of reported teacher misconduct cases is on the rise in Pennsylvania, a fact that supports the state Department of Education’s move to toughen standards for dealing with alleged offenders.
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Stop the tape: Kansas lawmaker tramples on a citizen’s First Amendment rights
By Ben Velderman
EAGnews.org
TOPEKA, Kan. – Kansas lawmakers have been busy working on legislation that would limit collective bargaining privileges for public school teachers.
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South Dakota lawmakers give schools permission to arm teachers
By Victor Skinner
EAGnews.org
PIERRE, N.D. – Some South Dakota teachers will soon be allowed to carry guns to school to protect themselves and their students under a new “school sentinel program” approved by the legislature and signed by the governor last week.
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