Courts vs. Teachers
Unconstitutional job security
Teachers Unions
How Unions Infantilize Teachers
Unconditional job protections and lockstep raises deny teachers the dignity of earning their success.
Chicago Teachers Union Boss Blasts the 1%, Owns 3 Houses and Makes $200K
Maybe teachers union presidents who live in luxurious glass houses shouldn't throw stones at the one percent.
Teachers Union Prez: 'I'm Going to Punch You in the Face and Push You in the Dirt'
Either you're with Michael Mulgrew, or he's going to knock you in the dirt.
Is Campbell Brown Too 'Pretty' to File a Historic Lawsuit That Would Make It Easier to Fire Lousy Teachers in New York?
How teachers unions and their defenders are reacting to the latest anti-tenure lawsuit.
Are Teachers Underpaid? Let's Find Out
If teachers believe they aren't making what they're worth, let's free them from union constraints and let them find out what the job market has to offer.
Paying Teachers According to Seniority is Nonsensical and Ineffective
Paying teachers according to their degree attainment is also silly.
Philly School Reform Group Fights Seniority-Based Staffing Rules
Philadelphia students, teachers, and parents deserve better than seniority-based staffing delivers.
Get This: A Judge Puts Kids Above Teachers Unions
Should job security for teachers continue to trump the educational rights of students, especially poor ones?
Steven Greenhut on Kids Triumphing Over Teachers Unions
If the ruling is upheld, the legislature will need to defy the CTA and revisit teacher dismissal laws.
The Two-Million-Dollar Teacher: An Online Marketplace Empowers Educators and Lets Them Earn Big $$$
Chapter three of a four-part series on the sharing economy.
Teacher Membership in Unions Drops Below 50 Percent
Will they be joining other unions in membership decline?
Sick: NYC's Bill de Blasio Puts Politics Before Poor Kids
The mayor has a vendetta against charter-school leader and former political rival Eva Moskowitz.
Nation's Largest Teachers Union Slams Common Core
Used to be cheerleaders for the new standards
Hey! Kids! Leave Those Teachers Alone!
California students sue, claiming teacher firing practices deny them their right to a good-quality education.
California Public School Students Suing Against Teacher Tenure
State DOE says nothing in the law prevents districts from removing bad teachers
L.A. Teachers Union Calls for 17.6 Percent Raise
Also, protections for teachers at bad schools
Jerry Brown is All Talk on Teacher-Pension Mess
Talking about a problem is one thing, and using one's political capital to fix it is quite another.
NYC Teacher Caught With Prostitute is Now Suing City Over Fine Department of Ed Issued
Teacher paid $89,000 a year was removed from the classroom and fined $7,500 after receiving a disorderly conduct citation for admitting to paying a woman $20 to have sex in his car
Boston Teachers Union Thanks AFT For PAC Ad Buy Supporting Marty Walsh for Mayor, Denies Knowing About it in Advance
Some say it could've helped his opponent if voters knew the national teachers union was pushing for Walsh
Fixing California: How to Loosen the Union Chokehold
The state can make reforms that are both better for governance and fairer to union workers than the status quo.
Audit: Calif. Teachers' Pensions Straining Budget
Future liabilities increase as funding levels drop
Parent-Triggered Hybrid Public/Charter School Opens in Los Angeles
LAUSD and charter program split grades in an unusual experiment
Buffalo Teachers Complain About Breakfast Served in Classrooms
Don't want to have to clean up mess, but do want to keep free plastic surgery
Under Union Pressure, CA Bucks Federal Push for Teacher Evaluations
The state now faces sanctions
Sex Predators Have Safe Haven in NYC Public School System
Cumbersome disciplinary process makes it difficult to fire school staffers committing sexual misconduct in the classroom
Michigan's 'Teacher of the Year' Earns Lower-Than-Average Pay
Union rules require salaries based on seniority and education, not performance
