There are numerous myths concerning educational choice programs. But in order for parents and students to make well-informed education decisions, these myths must be debunked. ...
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This is a troubling use of strikes (some legal, some illegal depending on the state law) because unions are using their clout to limit, or even take out, their competition instead of using their clout to improve the quality of education and teachers’ professional experience at unionized schools. It is a back-door veto on state-based legislation and policies in favor of offering flexibility and choices for parents, who after all, know what is best for the children....
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I get to talk to the hosts of Education Nation tonight about the one of my favorite topics: how the teachers’ union is a political organization using teachers’ dues to fund a decidedly leftist agenda that has damaged the teaching profession and brought chaos to our public schools and culture. Education Nation hosts, Rebekah Hagstrom and Marc Durkin, on 1280AM The Patriot broadcast every Saturday night from 6:00—6:30 pm. Tonight we will review a report my colleague Catrin Thorman and I released this winter. It reveals how Minnesota teachers are trapped by arbitrary union terms, forcing them to fund Education Minnesota’s partisan...
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There are numerous myths concerning educational choice programs. But in order for parents and students to make well-informed education decisions, these myths must be debunked. ...
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A book I am in the process of reading is doing an exceptional job of explaining the dismal reality of higher education from the perspective of both economics and history. ...
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There are numerous myths concerning educational choice programs. But in order for parents and students to make well-informed education decisions, these myths must be debunked....
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Teachers are hearing a lot of misinformation concerning the Janus decision and what it means for them. Check out and share the Declaration of Educator Association Rights, created by the Teacher Freedom project, to help empower educators and inform them of their rights. ...
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There are numerous myths concerning educational choice programs. But in order for parents and students to make well-informed education decisions, these myths must be debunked. ...
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The Empire Strikes Back might just as well be showing in St. Paul, featuring legislators committed to helping Education Minnesota beat back teacher licensing reforms. Rep. Mary Kunesh-Podein, DFL-New Brighton wants to dismantle reforms signed into law by then Gov. Mark Dayton to open up the teaching ranks and streamline the licensing system. Her legislation would completely undo reforms that were years in the making, according to Session Daily. The current system went into effect in 2017, creating four tiers of teacher licenses. The goal was to simplify the process, create different pathways to enter the profession, attract out-of-state teachers, and, ultimately, address...
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Minnesota has high taxes and lousy roads. It has high taxes and good educational outcomes, but other states have better outcomes with much lower taxes. The idea that Minnesotans get value for their high taxes is an article of faith in the state. Sadly, it isn’t supported by the evidence....
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