Education Minnesota's national affiliate—the National Education Association—is deleting past articles on its website that voiced support for School Resource Officers.
In true teachers' union fashion, the American Federation of Teachers' convention was ideologically driven and focused on non-educational policy. In fact, the union's political agenda includes policy ideas that "are…
The leaders of Minnesota's teachers' union, Education Minnesota, are standing with groups who want to make schools less safe by defunding the police and taking away School Resource Officers (SROs). But…
It’s no secret the teachers’ union is a political organization using teachers’ dues to fund a decidedly leftist agenda. But the union’s political priorities are not reflective of all its…
Teachers' unions across the country (including the St. Paul Federation of Educators), the Democratic Socialists of America and other left-leaning organizations endorsed and coordinated demonstrations yesterday (August 3) as part…
As school districts sever ties with their local police department, they are also rethinking their employment of school resource officers (SROs). These officers are usually contracted with the local police…
The National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers (the nation’s two largest teachers’ unions) are calling on Congress to develop a national public database that compiles the names…
Texas is now the second state in the nation, joining Alaska, to issue an opinion in support of protecting public employees' First Amendment rights that were restored in the U.S.…
The nation’s second largest teachers’ union has endorsed Joe Biden for president. Now both national teachers’ unions (AFT and NEA) have backed the former vice president. But what about union…
I recently posted on the Department of Labor’s proposed federal regulation that would improve the financial transparency and democratic procedures of unions. The Center, along with many other organizations across…
An article published in the American Federation of Teachers' newsletter encourages k-12 English teachers to promote a political agenda around climate change.
Four Oregon public school employees filed suit against their union, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), for refusing to honor their union resignation requests and not stopping dues deductions. This…
It’s not that politicians on the right never run frantically away, for opportunistic political purposes, from positions they previously held, it’s just that I enjoy it more when politicians on…
The battle over charter schools today is largely due, I believe, to a misunderstanding of the charter school idea and its purpose.
The United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) union decided to “explore” an endorsement process for Bernie Sanders back in September and is now working to “engage” members on this process before…
Labor union leaders are in no rush to endorse a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate. But many members are still dissatisfied their union seems more caught up in a political game…
The recent trend of local unions cutting ties with their national affiliate (the National Education Association) has prompted the NEA to lock local unions in with new rules.
As the one-year anniversary of Janus v. AFSCME approaches, the national teachers’ union AFT (American Federation of Teachers) recently made a misleading claim about the case’s impact on union membership.…
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…
Teachers may want to think about where those dues go
Minnesota teachers pay dues to two national unions, the NEA and AFT, as well as the state union, Education Minnesota. In fact, the bulk of teachers’ dues goes to national…
Denise Specht, President of Education Minnesota makes over $206,000 a year. Specht's gross salary increased $5,794 in 2016. Almost 70 executives and other staff at Education Minnesota make over $100,000…
I was an external candidate when I was hired as an editorial writer for the St. Paul Pioneer Press in the summer of 1983. This was very good news for…
School may be out but the recent Supreme Court ruling that public employees cannot be forced to pay union fees has cut the teachers unions’ summer vacation short. Kate Walsh…