Liability insurance is often touted as a major union perk, yet it makes up only a sliver of teacher union spending. Recent financial reports show that Education Minnesota — the…
A national organization focused on training and electing Minnesota school board candidates is against neutrality in the classroom. Founder and Executive Director Kyrstin Schuette of the School Board Integrity Project stated…
The state teachers’ union has increased the Political Action Committee (PAC) contribution it automatically charges member teachers and education support professionals (ESPs). PAC money is spent on supporting political parties,…
When it comes to politics, the teachers’ union rarely misses a roll call. An organization intended to support teachers and their professional needs has morphed into a loud, persistent political…
It’s back to school time again and it’s also time for Minnesota teachers to decide about union membership. From now until Sept. 30, Minnesota teachers can opt-out of the union if they…
The national nonprofit group Defending Education recently released a report highlighting the funds spent since 2022 by the nation’s two largest teachers’ unions, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and…
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…
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,…
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…
The consequences of tearing down the foundation of society.
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…
Influential music mogul Jay-Z (Shawn Carter) supports Pennsylvania breaking the financial chains that are keeping students stuck in low-performing schools, much to the dismay of the teachers' union.
I would think, by now, the political ideology of the teachers’ union is all but well known, as is its track record of spending significant dollars on politics. A recent…
Teacher membership in Education Minnesota has dropped significantly, according to a recent federal LM-2 report the union filed with the U.S. Department of Labor that covers from September 1, 2022…
Five years after a landmark SCOTUS decision, public employees continue exercising their restored freedom of association.
The DFL sold the state’s politics to out- of-state interests — and it was a fire sale.
School choice is making waves across the country thanks to union boss Randi Weingarten.
In 2018, Minnesota public employees were freed from financially supporting a government union in order to keep their job (Janus v. AFSCME). Since then, nearly 32 percent of public workers…
American Federation of Teachers (AFT) president Randi Weingarten testified before the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic on Wednesday to address school closures during COVID-19. Republican committee members focused…
Picking up where we left off in Part 4 of our Minnesota For Sale series on campaign finance, we dig up more names and money in the shadowy world of…
American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten addressed the National Press Club last week, framing her remarks as a “defense of public education.” But Weingarten’s dire warnings about the “existential…