By Steve Gunn
EAGnews.org
NEW YORK – You have to wonder if there’s a reason to be concerned about a plan that attracts opposition from liberals, conservatives and everyone in between.
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Obama stuns teacher union friends with ‘National Charter School Week’
By Ben Velderman
EAGnews.org
WASHINGTON – If you run into Randi Weingarten, Dennis Van Roekel or any other teacher union leader this week, be kind and offer them an antacid.
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AFT tries to bully pension employees who support K-12 reform efforts
By Steve Gunn
EAGnews.org
WASHINGTON, D.C. – American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten has been quoted as saying, “Any incident of bullying is reprehensible and unacceptable.
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Bill Clinton calls AFL-CIO leaders the ‘best business people in America’
By Kyle Olson
EAGnews.org
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Back in 2011, union leaders announced a plan to use pension dollars set aside for union retirees to fund real estate development.
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Three brave Michigan teachers sue their union to gain their freedom through state’s ‘right-to-work’ law
By Victor Skinner
EAGnews.org
TAYLOR, Mich. – Shortly after Michigan lawmakers passed right-to-work legislation last December, teachers in the Taylor school district were told by their local union president that they had a choice to make:
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Paper: School test cheating scandal reflective of society in United States
From news service reports
READING, Penn. – The growing teacher test cheating scandal, most notably in Atlanta but painfully evident in states across the country, says more about the poor decisions of adults than it does the quality or accuracy of standardized tests, says the Reading (Pennsylvania) Eagle.
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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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Some parents falling for union line about the dangers of high-stakes testing
By Victor Skinner
EAGnews.org
PHILADELPHIA – Some Pennsylvania parents are opting to pull their kids out of state standardized tests.
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Unions offer nothing but blame, excuses in wake of test cheating scandals
From news service reports
LOS ANGELES – As unions do their best to seize on the teacher test cheating scandals as a way to end testing, even the Los Angeles Times points out all they’re doing is making excuses.
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Some activists claim racism is behind the punishment of Atlanta teachers
By Ben Velderman
EAGnews.org
ATLANTA – The standardized-test cheating scandal that continues to rock Atlanta Public Schools is turning into quite a soap opera.
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AFT President Randi Weingarten blames Atlanta cheating scandal on ‘test-crazed policies’
By Ben Velderman
EAGnews.org
ATLANTA – It’s been said that everything a person really needs to know in life, he or she learned it in kindergarten.
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NRA releases a report calling for properly trained armed school personnel
By Victor Skinner
EAGnews.org
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A task force assembled by the National Rifle Association released a new report Tuesday that calls for allowing school employees with proper training to carry weapons to school to protect students.
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Union activist jumps the shark by suggesting ‘Jaywalk for Education Justice’ campaign
By Kyle Olson
EAGnews.org
PHILADELPHIA – American Federation of Teachers President Rhonda “Randi” Weingarten’s arrest last week for blocking an entrance to a public meeting was seen as a bold move by those seeking to protect the status quo in education.
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Philly school board closes 23 schools; Weingarten arrested for blocking entrance
By Steve Gunn
EAGnews.org
PHILADELPHIA – As president of the American Federation of Teachers, Rhonda Weingarten is a politically powerful individual.
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Philly district officials to vote on plan to close 12 percent of schools
By Ben Velderman
EAGnews.org
PHILADELPHIA – The “day of reckoning” has arrived for the Philadelphia school district.
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N.Y. union suddenly understands the need to provide space for charter schools
By Ben Velderman
EAGnews.org
NEW YORK – Leaders of the United Federation of Teachers – New York City’s teachers union – have been the leading critics of a city policy that allows charter schools to share building space with government-run schools.
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Poll says teacher job satisfaction at a 25-year low point
By Steve Gunn
EAGnews.org
NEW YORK – There’s no doubt that the past few years have been difficult for K-12 teachers.
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Weingarten, Bloomberg at odds over crucial Los Angeles school board race
By Victor Skinner
EAGnews.org
LOS ANGELES – The American Federation of Teachers union has finally picked on someone its own size, and union officials don’t like the result.
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Even NEA dues cut will result in an increase in dues
By Mike Antonucci
EIAOnline
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Education Association has determined that under the formula it uses for dues levels, teachers and other professional members will see a $1 reduction in annual dues for the 2013-14 school year, down from the current $180.
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Forty percent of Rhode Island’s Class of 2014 may not qualify for diploma
By Victor Skinner
EAGnews.org
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Rhode Island has a serious math problem that could force more than a third of the state’s class of 2014 to repeat the 12th grade.
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