Back-to-school season will soon once again be underway, and so will the annual opportunity for educators to decide if union membership is right for them. From Sept. 1 until Sept.…
Likely unbeknownst to many (including me, originally) the National Education Association — the largest teachers’ union in the country — has a federal charter that was issued by the U.S. Congress back…
The influence of teacher unions in Wisconsin was substantially restructured following the passage of Gov. Scott Walker’s 2011 Budget Repair Bill (commonly known as Act 10) — and students benefited,…
While the rest of America celebrated Independence Day, the national teachers’ union conducted a day of business during its annual four-day Representative Assembly. This year, the meeting was held in…
Former Education Minnesota President Denise Specht indirectly threw shade at American Experiment recently, writing in her last column for the union’s magazine Minnesota Educator that the union will continue “battling”…
American Federation of Teachers union President Randi Weingarten is leaving her position with the Democratic National Committee (DNC) due to disagreements with leadership, according to a letter obtained by POLITICO.…
Our country relies on free and fair elections, participation of the electorate, and the knowledge that office seekers will have to earn our vote every election cycle. But unlike presidential…
There’s a strong positive relationship between union density and administrative expansion, suggesting that unions “may play a critical role in explaining the ‘educational bloat’ that now pervades schools in the…
Another group of Mayo Clinic Health System nurses has voted to terminate a decades-old association with their union. Registered nurses at Mayo Clinic Health in Fairmont voted this week to…
Merry Christmas! Those in good favor this year didn’t include a number of union bosses who found themselves caught up in illegal shenanigans. Perhaps their New Year’s resolutions will include…
In 2018, Education Minnesota was financially supported by 95,389 educators. Today, that number is down to 86,676 — a nine percent decline in six years. The union’s most recent federal…
Photo from the U.S. Department of Education via Flickr (licensed under CC BY 2.0) School closure policies aggressively lobbied for by the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), and specifically AFT…
Minnesota played a key role in advancing the idea of collective bargaining for public school teachers in the United States. While the goals and philosophical views of the early teacher…
Each year, Education Minnesota charges member teachers and education support professionals (ESPs) $25 to fund its political action committee, or PAC. PAC money is spent on supporting political parties, candidates,…
UPDATE: Moorhead Area Schools sent an email to parents today disavowing any connection to the political direct mailer that was sent under their name. They also placed a pop-up message…
The state’s teachers’ union Education Minnesota is holding its annual Minnesota Educator Academy (MEA) conference this Thursday, and par for the course, ideological agendas are front and center. Billed as…
Since June 25, 2018, all public employees nationwide have the right to no longer financially support a government union in order to keep their job (Janus v. AFSCME). But exercising…
Each year, Education Minnesota charges member teachers and eduction support professionals (ESPs) $25.00 for its political action committee, or PAC. PAC money is spent on supporting political parties, candidates, and…
Today is the last day for Minnesota educators to evaluate their relationship with the teachers’ union and decide if union membership is right for them. If you are a Minnesota…
It’s no secret that the state teachers’ union and its affiliates are big spenders on politics. During 2022, Education Minnesota’s Political Action Committee (PAC) spent $5.4 million on statewide general…
It’s that time of year again — back to school! As teachers organize school supplies, establish classroom routines, and anticipate what the new school year will bring, it’s also their…
I previously wrote about several anti-Israel resolutions that union delegates submitted for consideration at the National Education Association’s Representative Assembly. An unexpected turn of events, including union president Becky Pringle…
And because the idea is so apocalyptically bad, it’s almost certain to become law next year. Buried on page 87 of the 217-page state government budget bill (HF 1830), passed…
Staff of the National Education Association (NEA) initiated a strike on Friday, July 5, stopping the union’s annual four-day NEA Representative Assembly. As a result of their work stoppage, nearly…