Teachers can receive a $300 – $400 ‘rebate’ for CTA’s political spending
By Larry Sand and Ed Ring September 16, 2013 Although California is not a right-to-work state, public school teachers have the ability to receive a yearly rebate of $300 – $400 from the California...
View ArticleWhy Did the California State GOP Accept Donations from Public Sector Unions?
As reported in the Sacramento Bee on Sept. 26 “Teachers union, SEIU open wallets to California Republican Party,” in recent weeks the California Teachers Association donated the California GOP...
View ArticleOpt-out campaigns log incremental gains, but two court cases could change the...
Whenever anyone suggests that public sector unions are forcing their members to make political contributions, the unions retort that the contributions are strictly voluntary. Technically speaking,...
View Article‘Jailed’ teachers protected by union; other teachers vote to decertify CTA
November and December proved interesting times for teachers and their unions as the calendar marched toward 2014. While some unions are protecting teachers accused of abusing children, other teacher...
View ArticleCA teacher tenure ploy ruled unconstitutional: students win big
A landmark ruling Tuesday by Los Angeles County Superior Court JudgeRolf M. Treu found the two-year teacher tenure rule in California, unconstitutional. The plaintiffs in the Vergara vs. the State of...
View ArticleSchools Superintendent Horse Race Provides Stark Contrasts
Only ten months ago, I wrote a story about the California Schools chief who at that time announced he wanted to extend Proposition 30’s “temporary” taxes. Only one year into Proposition 30’s five-year...
View ArticleThe CTA Empire Strikes Back
Emperor Palpatine: There is a great disturbance in the Force. Darth Vader: I have felt it. Emperor Palpatine: We have a new enemy, the young Rebel… Darth Vader: How is that possible? Emperor...
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