Under Union Pressure, CA Bucks Federal Push for Teacher Evaluations
The state now faces sanctions
The state now faces sanctions
Cumbersome disciplinary process makes it difficult to fire school staffers committing sexual misconduct in the classroom
Union rules require salaries based on seniority and education, not performance
United Neighborhood Organization (UNO) charter school teachers get representation
Fighting accountability every step of the way
New educational technologies could be great for kids-if regulations and politics don't get in the way.
Gloria Romero fights for school choice from the left.
Union sues to block school choice tax credit program
Accused of using funds for plastic surgery and to buy a house in San Diego
Pulling $13.5 million invested in five companies
Huge gap in number between older workers and younger
Claims they don't care as much as those union teachers do
School competition leads to surprising tactics to keep attendance from falling.
Has investments in company that manufactures gun used in Sandy Hook shooting
No word on whether substandard teachers spending entire careers at inner city schools is racist too
In districts with underperforming schools, unhappy parents have few means by which to catalyze change.
Something else to focus on besides their dismal returns
Protesting right to work legislation expected to pass today
Cartoon, made by a socialist, seeks to explain what caused the financial crisis
Says performance evaluations not something that should be part of collective bargaining agreements
Los Angeles Unified School District is not
The longstanding love affair between Democrats and organized labor is on the rocks.
Reason 24/7 News flagged this story a few days ago and I think it deserves a second post at the site. It's about a teacher who instructed some students to draw on the faces of others - in permanent marker! - as punishment for poor reading-test results.
Was passed two to one, or "closer than expected," as critics of the deal put it
Reforms to teaching rules fail, but voters see increased interest in education alternatives
Voters reject regulations to restrict teacher union power,eliminate tenure
Must have been quite a conflict ... Government money vs. accountability
Dedicated to fighting choice and quality, wherever it may arise
A judge called the measure description "incomplete," which is a nice way of saying "misleading"
That's what you call "job security"
"Friends of unions" aren't necessarily so when the bills come due
Public elementary school in Adelanto, Calif., will have new operators
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