See the live feed below, courtesy of Fox News: Denver teachers went on strike Monday after failing to reach a pay deal with administrators. The struggle between the two sides has been going on for around a year now, causing multiple reports of walk outs. Denver Public Schools on Twitter had the following to say:…
The legislature in New York passed a package of bills on Tuesday that make the state’s already strict gun control laws even stricter. Among the bills is a measure that bars teachers from carrying firearms in schools. The legislation easily passed the Assembly, which has long been under Democratic control, as well as the Senate,…
Neetu Chandak on January 19, 2019 The Los Angeles Unified School District lost around $100 million over five days due to the strike led by United Teachers Los Angeles, the district estimates. The district estimates student attendance is dropping substantially. The union and district are back at the negotiating table, but…
Tim Pearce Public education employees such as teachers and janitors are quitting jobs in record numbers, an uncommon trend in a profession that often rewards longevity, The Wall Street Journal reported. Many industries in the past year have seen a historically high rate of workers quitting. A tight labor market and sluggish wage growth are making job…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Amber Randall Not all Philadelphia teachers are pleased with new Black Lives Matter lesson plans for their students. Teachers are speaking out against a week-long BLM curriculum starting Jan. 23 aimed at kindergarten to 12th grade, reports Philly.com. One teacher said that Black Lives Matter does not need to…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ted Goodman An embattled school district superintendent faces strong opposition from a school board now with a union-backed majority. Despite consistent, positive evaluations, the superintendent of the largest school district in Western New York, Scott G. Martzloff, is fighting for his job against school board members backed by teachers…
By Luke Rosiak An activist group is demanding to know exactly how local governments paying salaries to full-time teachers’ union officials serves a public purpose when the only business that gets done is for the labor organization, not taxpayers. If a lawsuit filed in state court in Jersey City, N.J. is successful, some teachers’ unions in…
by Ted Goodman A new guide released to teachers in Canada outlines ways that teachers can make classrooms more inclusive. In one such proposal, it is suggested that students be referred to “comrades” instead of boys and girls. A second idea encourages drag shows so that kids can study the “performance of gender.” The Alberta Teacher’s…
by Resa Willis In a recent interview with The New Yorker editor David Remnick, Gary Johnson stated he would not restrict access to semi-automatic weapons, nor would he prevent teachers from keeping guns in their classrooms. I don’t think I’ve ever advocated, ‘Look, everyone should have more guns,’ Johnson said. A situation like Orlando — I…
Connor D. Wolf A Pennsylvania teacher has had her pension benefits revoked following years of doing nothing but union work instead of her job, a lawyer involved said. Allentown Education Association President Debra Tretter has done nothing but union work since getting elected in 2009. In that time, she continued to accumulate pension benefits reserved…