By Kyle Olson
EAGnews.org
MADISON, Wis. – It wasn’t difficult to understand that the “school” fights in Wisconsin in early 2011 had nothing to do with children or the type of education they receive.
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Days after terrorist bombing, Boston leaders honor radical anarchist protest
By Kyle Olson
EAGnews.org
BOSTON – Just days after a terrorist bombing and subsequent manhunt gripped Boston and the rest of the nation, one would think city leaders would be hesitant to honor radicals seeking to overthrow the government and the capitalist economic system.
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High school student draws acclaim for giving his teacher a tongue lashing
By Ashleigh Costello
EAGnews.org
DUNCANVILLE, Texas – A Duncanville High School student is drawing praise from throughout the nation after a YouTube video surfaced of him giving his history teacher a tongue lashing.
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Chicago police stand by as anarchists threaten hotel, ALEC
By Kyle Olson
EAGnews.org
CHICAGO – Anarchists ran wild through the streets of downtown Chicago on May 1, the traditional day for radicals and social misfits to protest anything related to personal property or capitalism.
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Video of Oakland teacher brawling with student gains national attention
By Victor Skinner
EAGnews.org
OAKLAND, Calif. – Some California schools are dangerous places, and not just for students.
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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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EAGnews video captures the fear, chaos gripping Strongsville, Ohio after seven-week teachers strike
By Steve Gunn
EAGnews.org
STRONGSVILLE, Ohio – At a recent union rally in Strongsville, Ohio, a union speaker from Cleveland suggested that the community should be “kissing the feet” of the striking public school teachers.
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Karen Lewis lays bare Chicago union’s mission: build and maintain power
By Kyle Olson
EAGnews.org
WASHINGTON, D.C. - When Karen Lewis spoke to the recent “Occupy Department of Education” protest in Washington, D.C., she neatly explained the lens through which the union makes all of its decisions.
CTU’s Karen Lewis attacks individualism, school choice
By Kyle Olson
EAGnews.org
WASHINGTON – MSNBC’s Melissa Harris-Perry isn’t the only one cheering for collectivism in education.
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EAGnews’ “RE-CREATING AMERICA” featured on the Glenn Beck Program
From news service reports
DALLAS – EAGnews Founder Kyle Olson appeared on Wednesday’s episode of the Glenn Beck Program on The Blaze. Guest-hosted by St. Louis talk radio star Dana Loesch, Olson and producer Andrew Marcus were invited to discuss their recent joint project, “RE-CREATING AMERICA: Cultural Sensitivity in Wisconsin Schools.”
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Chicago union VP orders thug to remove another journalist from public street
By Kyle Olson
EAGnews.org
CHICAGO – Apparently EAGnews’ Jeremy Segal wasn’t the only one asking undesirable questions during the carefully choreographed Chicago Teachers Union protest last week.
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School district’s palm scanner plan raises privacy concerns
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LOS LUNAS, N.M. – The Los Lunas school district in New Mexico is considering installing new technology to crack down on apparent school lunch fraud.
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Chris Christie gets into shouting match over trying to fix failing schools
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PATERSON, N.J. – New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie made an appearance before citizens in Paterson and got into a shouting match with a resident who repeatedly interrupted him and doesn’t want competition in education.
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Chicago Teachers Union leader protesting again – in Greece!
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ATHENS, Greece – So many protests, so little time.
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Striking teacher heckles black substitute: ‘Rosa Parks would be ashamed’
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STRONGSVILLE, Oh. – The teachers of the Strongsville, Ohio school district went on strike because the school board is not offering automatic raises based on years worked or degrees obtained.
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Texas teachers rally to support unions, er, ‘federations,’ and schools – but students?
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AUSTIN – Randan Marie Swindler of the Alliance for School Choice waded into the crowd on behalf of the Texas School Choice Coalition at the recent “Save Texas Schools” rally.
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Teacher educates N.J. legislative committee on smart gun use
By Steve Gunn
EAGnews.org
TRENTON, N.J. – It’s no surprise that the New Jersey Education Association is backing a proposed law to create gun-free zones in and around schools and other public properties.
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Students chant ‘enemy is profit,’ climb on World War II memorial at pipeline protest
By Kyle Olson
EAGnews.org
WASHINGTON – High school students from Ithaca, New York’s Lehman Alternative Community School, as well as several area college students, reportedly were bused to Washington, DC and took part in a recent protest against the proposed Keystone XL Pipeline.
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Maxine Waters confirms “Big Brother” database
By Gretchen Logue
Missouri Education Watchdog
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo – People are concerned about Facebook and credit card company breaches but for some reason, the divulging of personal student information has not garnered the same outrage and/or interest.
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OMG: Students now learning to read and write by using Twitter
MOOSE JAW, Canada – Kathy Cassidy, a Grade One teacher at Westmount school in Canada, posted a YouTube video about how her six- and seven-year old students are learning to read and write using Twitter. Apparently conversations of the future will be limited to 140 characters.
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