Tag Archives: National Education Association

Around the Horn*

By Victor | Published: April 6, 2012

     MICHIGAN: A tea party group in Michigan’s Livingston County is attempting to recruit candidates to run for area school boards. The group wants to prevent the state’s largest teachers’ union – the Michigan Education Association – from electing union-friendly candidates who use their positions to push the MEA’s agenda.

     “For a number of years, [...]

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Milwaukee teachers union’s makes truly awful attempt to improve public relations

By Victor | Published: April 6, 2012

     Talk about a public relations stunt gone awry.

     The Milwaukee Teachers Education Association (MTEA) is sponsoring a “Children’s Week” from April 22 through 29 in hopes of strengthening the bond between the community and the schools.

     To kick things off on a positive note, the union asked members to donate a week’s pay to [...]

Posted in Daily Updates | Also tagged #edreform, #education, #kyleolson4, @EAGnews, Milwaukee Teachers' Education Association, MTEA, NEA, teachers union, Trouble with Schools, union obstruction | Leave a comment

Sweet reforms, Alabama

By Victor | Published: April 6, 2012

    Next Monday, an Alabama school board will decide the fate of Drew Faircloth and Alicia Brown, two elementary teachers who allegedly ridiculed a 10-year-old student who suffers from cerebral palsy.

    Melisha Salinas claims the two teachers not only mocked her son for drooling (something he has no control over), but barely spent any time [...]

Posted in Daily Updates | Also tagged #edreform, #education, #kyleolson4, @EAGnews, ABC News, AFT, Alicia Brown, American Federation of Teachers, bad teachers, collective bargaining, Craig Pouncey, Drew Faircloth, education reform, Melisha Salinas, NEA, Students First Act, teacher tenure, teachers union | Leave a comment

Milwaukee teachers’ decision to put their own interests ahead of student needs proves EAG wrong

By Victor | Published: April 5, 2012

We thought union obstruction was the product of overbearing union bosses
     MILWAUKEE – We’ve said it a thousand times: It is not teachers themselves who refuse to accept concessions to help their students, it’s the union bosses who run the show that are so stubborn.

     This week, 2,296 members of the Milwaukee Teachers’ Education Association proved [...]

Posted in Daily Updates | Also tagged #edreform, #education, #kyleolson4, @EAGnews, Act 10, American Federation for Children, Bob Peterson, Children's Week, collective bargaining, EAG, Education Action Group, Milwaukee Teachers' Education Association, MTEA | Leave a comment

Education reformers send Wisconsin teachers union a message

By Victor | Published: April 4, 2012

     Education reformers with the group READER-WI (Reforming Education And Demanding Excellent Results) sent a message to taxpayers and union officials by way of a billboard on the Beltline near WEAC headquarters in Madison.

     The humongous sign depicts a bummed-out school girl with a famous quote from former American Federation of teachers President Albert Shanker: [...]

Posted in Daily Updates, Uncategorized | Also tagged #edreform, #education, #kyleolson4, @eagfdn, Act 10, Albert Shanker, American Federation of Teachers, collective bargaining, EAG, Education Action Group, education reform, Gov. Scott Walker, Isthmus, Jeff Waksman, NEA, READER-WI, teachers union, WEAC, Wisconsin Education Association Council, Wisconsin teachers union | Leave a comment

Students assigned to dig for dirt on GOP

By Victor | Published: March 30, 2012

A recent civics assignment has stirred up quite a controversy throughout the state of Virginia. The Daily Caller reports that Liberty Middle School teacher Michael Denman “recently forced his (Civics Honor’s) students to support President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign by conducting opposition research in class against the Republican candidates.”

Students were instructed to look [...]

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Idaho lawmakers show knowledge is power

By Victor | Published: March 30, 2012

Idaho is among the growing number of “right to work” states, in which union membership is not a prerequisite to getting a job. In order to attract new members in these states, teacher unions play up their ability to provide educators with professional liability insurance – a necessity in today’s hyper-litigious society – while [...]

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged #edreform, #education, #kyleolson4, @eagfdn, @NEAmedia, collective bargaining, Idaho Education Association, IEA, NEA, Northwest Professional Educators, union liability insurance | Leave a comment

Las Vegas arbitrator rules against union, saves 134 teacher jobs

By Victor | Published: March 30, 2012

     Here’s a story straight out of the “strange but true” file: The Las Vegas teachers’ union is upset with an arbitrator’s decision that will save the jobs of 134 teachers.

     Yesterday, an arbitrator ruled that under state law, members of the Clark County Education Association are required to make increased contributions to the state’s [...]

Posted in Daily Updates | Also tagged #edchat, #edreform, #education, #kyleolson4, @eagfdn, Clark County Education Association, Clark County School District, collective bargaining, education reform, NEA, reviewjournal.com, teacher layoffs, teachers union | Leave a comment

Tennessee lawmakers to parents: Mind your own business!

By Victor | Published: March 30, 2012

Efforts to keep the public from inspecting teacher ratings hit high gear in legislature

By Ben Velderman
EAG Communications

     NASHVILLE, Tenn. – For the first time ever, Tennessee is basing a portion of a teacher’s evaluation on student test data.

     Test scores will be combined with a principal’s classroom observations to create an overall score for teachers, [...]

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School officials must face facts: Union concessions necessary to balance budgets

By Victor | Published: March 29, 2012

By Steve Gunn
EAG Communications

     EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – ‘Tis the season for teachers union contract negotiations in school districts across America, and the process will remain extremely difficult this year.

     That’s because thousands of public school districts remain in financial jeopardy, with budget deficits running in the six and seven figures. Rising costs, declining enrollment, cuts [...]

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