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…
Today (September 30) is the last day teachers can submit their union membership resignation letter. Don't let pesky misconceptions prevent you from making the choice that is right for you!
The union fought to be the exclusive representative over the workers it organizes, regardless of their membership status, and has a monopoly over negotiating the contract with the employer. Therefore,…
Urban school districts continue to kowtow to the left’s marching orders urging the expulsion of School Resource Officers—cops—from the hallways. Meantime, my colleague Catrin Wigfall has exposed the national teacher…
Just as educators encourage students to be independent thinkers and hold true to themselves, so too should educators be trusted by their colleagues to make decisions that are best for…
Education Minnesota's national affiliate—the National Education Association—is deleting past articles on its website that voiced support for School Resource Officers.
Minnesota teachers who are choosing to exercise their First Amendment rights and resign from union membership are being told they need to meet with their local union official before they…
Education Minnesota could learn a thing or two from private schools when it comes to going back to school this fall. While the teachers union has largely turned a deaf…
The teachers' union is not the only source for liability insurance. Non-union professional associations designed just for teachers offer twice the coverage the union provides its members for a fraction…
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…
The false narrative that inadequate funding is the root of our education problems paints Minnesota as a state allergic to accountability.
It’s hard for nervous parents who are unable to count on public schools fully opening this fall to miss the headlines popping up all over. Here’s a few recent examples.…
Since the passage of Act 10 in Wisconsin, teachers' unions such as Education Minnesota have "warned" educators of becoming like Wisconsin if similar union reform is passed. But Act 10…
Keeping to Education Minnesota’s political history of almost exclusively, with rare exceptions, supporting one political party and its affiliates, the teachers' union recently announced its endorsements of 81 candidates for…
What if I told you everything in the conventional narrative about Minnesota’s education system is believed by facts that point to a different conclusion from what we’ve been told?
St. Olaf College ‘requires’ student teachers to join union’s organization.
Students at St. Olaf College are being told they “MUST join EMAE” [Education Minnesota Aspiring Educators] if they are licensure candidates completing field experiences or student teaching with the Education…
Despite Education Minnesota’s stated “commitment” to “workplace democracy” as one of its core, institutional objectives, teachers have not had the opportunity to vote for, or against, union representation in many…
Where would Education Minnesota’s teacher of the year Kelly Holstine be without President Trump? The alternative school teacher at Tokata Learning Center in Shakopee first called attention to herself by…
I respect that the conversation on how to solve the gap is at least started by this proposal, but I don't believe it will result in the lasting change our…
To help teachers when potentially violent situations arise, new legislation (LB 147) in Nebraska would allow educators to “use a reasonable amount of force to physically restrain students” if they…