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Oklahoma teachers unions want to water down legislation that would save public schools from collective bargaining

By Victor | Published: April 2, 2012

If union bosses succeed, they’ll nulify the intent of the bill
Victor Skinner
EAG Communications

     OKLAHOMA CITY – Big Labor lobbyists are working overtime to water down a proposed law that would give local public school boards the option of voiding collective bargaining agreements with their local teachers union.

     Lobbyists with the Oklahoma Education Association and the American [...]

Posted in Daily Updates | Also tagged #edreform, #education, #kyleolson4, @eagfdn, AFT, American Federation of Teachers, charter schools, collective bargaining, Education Action Group, OEA, Oklahoma American Federation of Teachers, Oklahoma Education Association, SB 1530, School District Empowerment Program Oklahoma, Sen. John Ford | 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 [...]

Posted in Daily Updates | Also tagged #edreform, #education, #kyleolson4, @eagfdn, AFT, American Federation of Teachers, Barack Obama, collective bargaining, EAG, Education Action Group, Fairfax County Federation of Teachers, indoctrination, Liberty Middle School, Michael Denman, National Education Association, NEA, teacher tenure, The Daily Caller, VEA, Virginia Education Association | 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, National Education Association, NEA, reviewjournal.com, teacher layoffs | 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, [...]

Posted in Daily Updates | Also tagged #edreform, #education, #kyleolson4, @eagfdn, AFT, American Federation of Teachers, EAG, Education Action Group, education reform, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Michael Bloomberg, Michael Mulgrew, National Education Association, NEA, New York City teachers union, NYC public schools, teacher rankings, teacher scores, Tennessee Department of Education, Tennessee Education Association, UFT, United Federation of Teachers | Leave a comment

Milwaukee union’s rare decision to cooperate draws attacks from other unions

By Victor | Published: March 21, 2012

Peterson, MTEA shock the state by putting student interests first

By Victor Skinner
EAG Communications

     MILWAUKEE – We at Education Action Group have long been critical of Milwaukee Teachers’ Education Association President Bob Peterson.

     We believe his quest for “social justice” is a guise for indoctrinating Milwaukee youth into Marxist political thought, and his positions on collective bargaining issues have always been [...]

Posted in Daily Updates | Also tagged #edreform, #kyleolson4, @eagfdn, Act 10, collective bargaining, collective bargaining reform, education reform, Milwaukee Public Schools, Milwaukee Teachers' Education Association, MTEA, Scott Walker, WEAC, Wisconsin Education Association Council | Leave a comment

Union newsletter warns employees against going above and beyond

By Victor | Published: March 16, 2012

     School employee unions continually brag that they are a collection of “professionals” who only have the best interests of students at heart.

     Keep that in mind as you read an excerpt from this month’s edition of the Younion News, a publication of Natomos Chapter 745, which is a member of the California School [...]

Posted in Daily Updates | Also tagged California School Employee Association, collective bargaining, Education Action Group, education reform, National Education Association, Natomos Chapter 745, NEA, Younion News | 1 Comment

Big problems for Big Labor in Michigan

By Victor | Published: March 16, 2012

     Michigan legislators recently passed a pair of laws that have the Michigan Education Association seeing red.

     Last week, lawmakers passed a bill prohibiting schools from “initiating, creating, or contributing to the formation or administration of any labor organization,” reports MLive.com. In other words, they can no longer deduct union dues from employees paychecks.

    Gov. [...]

Posted in Daily Updates | Also tagged Big Labor, collective bargaining, Education Intelligence Agency, MEA, Michigan Education Association, Mlive.com, Rick Snyder, right to work, United Auto Workers, WWMT.com | Leave a comment

New York teachers harass student regarding her views on education, mother alleges

By Victor | Published: March 8, 2012

By Ben Velderman
EAG Communications

     ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Jada Williams is a very perceptive 13-year-old.

     After reading the autobiography of former slave Frederick Douglass as part of a district-wide reading initiative, Williams saw parallels between the slaves in the 1800s and students of today who are trapped inside failing, ineffective schools.

Williams, an eighth-grader, noted how [...]

Posted in Daily Updates | Also tagged AFT, American Federation of Teachers, Carla Williams, collective bargaining, Democrat and Chronicle, education reform, Frederick Douglass, Glenn Beck, Jada Williams, National Education Association, NEA, New York Times, Rochester City School District, Rochester Teachers Association, teacher tenure | 2 Comments

San Diego teachers union still ignoring the obvious need for contract concessions

By Victor | Published: February 22, 2012

By Ben Velderman
EAG Communications
SAN DIEGO – Like referees in a “professional” wrestling match, leaders of the San Diego Education Association are adept at ignoring problems that are obvious to everyone else.
The San Diego Unified School District is facing a $124 million deficit for the 2012-13 school year. Last month, officials announced plans to lay [...]

Posted in Daily Updates | Also tagged collective bargaining, Education Action Group, education reform, Gov. Jerry Brown, Orange County Register, parents union, San Diego Education Association, San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego United Parents for Education, school choice, voiceofsandiego.org | 1 Comment

School district wants teachers in the classroom, but the union won’t agree

By Victor | Published: February 16, 2012

By Victor Skinner
EAG Communications

   ANDOVER, Mass. – For teachers unions and school administrators, work schedules are a touchy subject.

   The schedule dictates the number of days each year teachers spend in the classroom, the number of hours in a day set aside for preparation, and the number of teachers necessary to provide instruction.

    Put simply, [...]

Posted in Daily Updates | Also tagged AEA, Andover Education Association, collective bargaining, education reform, National Education Association | Leave a comment

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