The National Education Association — the country’s largest teachers’ union — once again prioritized political spending over member representational expenditures, according to its most recent annual federal LM-2 filing covering…
Personal responsibility plays an important role in education. The public school institution has a responsibility to create an environment for learning. The student has the responsibility to engage in learning…
Educators continue to leave the teachers’ union.
For decades, teachers’ unions have flexed their political muscle, seeking to convince both their members and the general public that their involvement in and prioritization of political issues is for…
Thousands of Minnesota educators have let Education Minnesota know it doesn’t represent their values by opting out of union membership. Until 2018, financially supporting the state teachers’ union and its…
Likely voters in battleground states have more confidence in Republicans on education than Democrats, according to a poll commissioned by the American Federation of Teachers (AFT). Thirty-nine percent of respondents…
The National Education Association (NEA) held its annual meeting and representative assembly over the Fourth of July holiday, as it does every year. But unlike years past, the union’s business…
American Federation of Teachers (AFT) president Randi Weingarten’s gross salary was over $426,000 from 2020-2021, according to the union’s federal LM-2 filing cited in a report by Americans for Fair…
“Critical Race Theory is not taught in K-12 schools,” American Federation of Teachers (AFT) president Randi Weingarten tweeted on July 6, 2021. And in another tweet: “We don’t teach Critical…
The third draft of the social studies standards is out, and MDE will soon begin the formal rulemaking process that will entrench them in Minnesota’s K-12 classrooms. The bad news…
Minnesota educators who are members of Education Minnesota pay hundreds of dollars every year in dues to the state teachers’ union and its national affiliates. Very little of those dues…
Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, says her union is “all in” on fully reopening schools five days a week this fall. “There is no doubt: Schools…
We’ve seen many cases of interesting new learning techniques brought on by the government-mandated school closures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the most interesting of them all is…
The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) had influence on the school reopening guidance released in February by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), according to emails Americans for…
No April Fools jokes here. American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten stated recently in an interview: “We’ve been trying to reopen schools since last April.” The comment was made…
Yesterday (March 18), I wrote about a new study published by the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases that found three feet physical distancing policies in K-12 schools didn’t negatively impact student…
A higher percentage of U.S. adults now see academic concerns as a more pressing factor than health risks when it comes to reopening schools, according to new survey results by…
A February poll conducted by the national teachers’ union American Federation of Teachers (AFT) found that most union member teachers and school staff who are back working in-person feel comfortable.…
Teachers’ unions support removing police protection from schools.
President-elect Joe Biden has announced the names of his agency review team for the U.S. Department of Education. The team's 20 volunteers were selected to guide education efforts and ensure…
Unlike Education Minnesota's claim in a recent tweet, educators in neighboring states have the freedom to join a teachers' union if they so choose. And thanks to a 2018 U.S.…
Education Minnesota—the state's teachers' union—has increased state membership dues by $10 for the 2020 school year. While this may not sound like much, it adds up. What will Education Minnesota…
Education Minnesota's political action committee is included on the list of the biggest 2020 election spenders so far for the DFL. Teachers don’t have to support political candidates or causes…
Given that many students were struggling and behind academically pre-COVID, measuring student achievement and academic progress through state assessments during a pandemic—even if it's challenging—matters.