The American labor movement should embrace free association
Labor leaders are enjoying a round of self-congratulatory press, claiming to have survived a Supreme Court ruling that these very leaders, just months earlier, were predicting could spell the end of...
View ArticleKamala Harris to pitch using federal funds to give teachers pay raises
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris (Calif.) on Saturday called for teachers to receive pay increases with a push to use federal funds to increase their pay.Harris is scheduled to...
View ArticleTeacher union president bemoans 'fixation' on testing in US classrooms
The president of the American Federation of Teachers, Randi Weingarten, told Hill.TV on Friday that there is too much of a fixation on testing and data reporting in American classrooms."Testing should...
View ArticleTeacher union president says parents, educators should be more involved in...
The president of the American Federation of Teachers, Randi Weingarten, called for parents and teachers to be included more in the accountability system for schools. "What we're saying in terms of the...
View ArticleBiden launches digital campaign targeting teachers
Former Vice President Joe Biden is launching a digital ad campaign targeting teachers in the four early primary and caucus states as he looks to court a crucial Democratic voting bloc.The ads, obtained...
View ArticleChicago schools strike stretches into third day
Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union failed to reach a deal on the third day of the ongoing teachers strike despite progress over the weekend, according to ABC7 Chicago.The two sides...
View ArticleBiden would be nowhere without black voters. Will he accommodate black...
The National Education Association (NEA), the nation’s largest teachers’ union, endorsed Joe Biden for president over the weekend. Earlier the smaller American Federation of Teachers (AFT) hedged its...
View ArticleTeachers union blasts Trump administration for 'bluster and lies,'...
The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) on Wednesday released its own plan for safely reopening schools across the country, contrasting it with comments made by President Trump in recent days.“Our...
View ArticleTeacher unions are holding America's students hostage
According to the most recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data, 360 Americans under the age of 24 have died from COVID-19, as of September 2. In total, there are 103,856,244...
View ArticleTeachers union launches nationwide get-out-the-vote bus tour
The American Federation of Teachers (AFT), the nation's second-largest teachers' union, announced Wednesday the launch of a nationwide get-out-the-vote (GOTV) tour targeting more than a dozen states in...
View ArticleTwo major teachers' unions call on GOP leadership to remove Greene from...
The two largest teachers’ unions in the U.S. released a joint statement on Tuesday calling for controversial GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (Ga.) to be removed from the House Education Committee.The...
View ArticleAmerica is learning the devastating power of teacher unions
One of President Biden’s top goals when he took office on Jan. 20 was to get kids back in the classroom in his first 100 days.Good — that’s where they belong. In Chicago alone, more than 340,000...
View ArticleWhen Randi Weingarten echoes Betsy Devos
For four years, Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation for Teachers (AFT), tried her best to demonize Betsy DeVos, accusing the former Department of Education secretary at every turn of...
View ArticleTop teachers union launches seven-figure ad buy backing school reopening
The second-largest teachers union in the U.S. is launching a national ad campaign calling on schools to reopen for in-person classes five days a week this fall.The American Federation of Teachers (AFT)...
View ArticleWatch Live: Jill Biden speaks at teachers union conference
First lady Jill Biden is set to deliver remarks Wednesday afternoon at an American Federation of Teachers conference in Washington, D.C.Biden is expected to speak at 12:15 p.m.Watch live in the video...
View ArticleEducation secretary encourages mandating vaccines for educators
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said Wednesday he is in favor of mandating COVID-19 vaccinations as educators and students return to schools this fall."I would like to see that as long as it's...
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