For years, Utah’s taxpayers have been subsidizing one of the state’s most politically-powerful special interests, the teachers unions, but the free ride on the gravy train is about to come to an abrupt halt.
On Friday, the state Senate passed a bill that bans school districts from paying the local teacher union president to [...]
Simple Freedom of Information Law request turns into three month wait for union boss’ personnel file
Is it the slow-moving nature of bureaucracy or is it politics that has turned a simple Freedom of Information Law request into a 94-day wait?
On December 20, 2010, Education Action Group filed a Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request with the [...]
Blog entry puts union’s foot in its mouth, exposes self-serving attitude
Teacher union leaders have been known to bark back when their strongest job protection – tenure – is referred to as a job for life.
Typical rebuttals include: “It’s a necessary protection from overzealous administrators,” or “it’s critical to maintain academic freedom.”
But in [...]
