Whatever happened to putting the needs and interests of students first?
That must be what taxpayers are wondering as they watch the Mansfield (Mass.) Education Association invoke a “job action” which instructs teachers and other union members to pack up and stiff-arm students after the school day is contractually over.
The teachers union is [...]
Americans are finally accepting the fact that the nation’s public education system is deeply flawed.
And a new poll reveals that the public is ready to embrace a logical compromise that would effectively address the problem – do away with tenure protection for bad teachers and provide higher salaries for good teachers.
According to [...]
Last summer, as the National Education Association was demanding that Congress pass a $10 billion taxpayer bailout to save teaching jobs across the nation, the union’s leadership was enjoying another banner year, with 35 individuals earning at least $200,000.
The poor economy has cost thousands of teachers their jobs, which is reflected in NEA’s membership, which [...]
