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David Osborne: Pennsylvania’s teachers unions care about lining their pockets — not about teachers or students

January 12, 2023January 12, 2023
David Osborne
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Pennsylvania’s largest teachers union spend 80 percent of members’ dues on administration, politics, and lobbying, an analysis shows.
By David Osborne

Unions

Ashley Varner: President Biden said the quiet part out loud

June 21, 2022June 22, 2022
Ashley Varner

As Big Labor’s war chests fill, taxpayers suffer.
By Ashley Varner

Education

Gina Diorio: How this Democrat drew the teachers’ unions’ wrath with one vote

May 20, 2022May 27, 2022
Gina Diorio
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The Philadelphia Federation of Teachers retaliates against a Democrat who dared support school choice.
By Gina Diorio

Education

Lenny McAllister: Education reform must empower students and parents, not systems

January 31, 2022January 28, 2022
Lenny McAllister

Education reform should be a bipartisan effort, but public school bureaucrats and education unions stymie progress.
By Lenny McAllister

Education

Priscilla Lo: Education is an essential service; it is time to shift our focus back to our kids

January 28, 2022January 28, 2022
Priscilla Lo

The Philadelphia Federation of Teachers’ plan to suspend in-person schooling disproportionately harms the students who depend on it the most. We must set aside self-interest and tackle fear head-on for the sake of our kids.
By Priscilla Lo

Unions

Karin Majewski: Life after the teachers’ union

January 27, 2022February 1, 2022
Karin Majewski
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A Bucks County special education teacher left the statewide teachers union in response to its leftward drift on vaccine mandates and racialized curriculum.
By Karin Majewski

Education

De facto charter school ban in Philly leads to growing waitlist, with dwindling time to apply

January 3, 2022December 31, 2021
Rick Rickman

With less than a month left for students to apply for a spot in one of Philadelphia’s 85 public charter schools, a dearth of new school openings is making a lengthy waitlist even longer.
By Rick Rickman

Culture

Christian Barnard: “Nice White Parents” podcast series highlights real public K-12 failures—but lets government off the hook

September 14, 2021September 14, 2021
Christian Barnard

While the podcast exposes concerning racial inequalities it fails to hold accountable the major culprits behind the unfair education system.
By Christian Barnard

News

Pa. teachers’ union to provide “Nice White Parents” training to teachers

September 10, 2021September 13, 2021
Todd Shepherd
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The 10-hour workshop will explore “a key driver in what is blocking educational integration and equity: the actions of White families.” Critics call the training, “worse than a bad joke.”
By Todd Shepherd

Education

PAC focused on in-classroom instruction finds new motivation after Wolf’s mask mandate

September 8, 2021September 8, 2021
Todd Shepherd

The Keeping Kids In School PAC has now expanded its reach and focus after Gov. Wolf’s new statewide mask mandate. Worries about a resurgence of state-level control over district operations is pushing the organization to step up.
By Todd Shepherd

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