Myths about School Choice and Betsy DeVos
…is a win for students, parents, and taxpayers. However, it financially harms teachers unions by depriving them of dues, because private schools are less likely to have unions than public…
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Bernie Sanders’ Education Plan is Rife With Deceit
…have received more than $250 million in reported donations from the two largest teachers’ unions since 1990. Unions also give many unreported donations to Democratic Party causes. In short, Sanders’…
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By James D. Agresti March 10, 2016 During the Democratic presidential debate in Flint, Michigan, Hillary Clinton used a question about teachers’ unions to blame the state of the education…
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Social Ills That Plague African Americans Coincide With Leftism, Not Racism
…tasks. lax disciplinary standards that allow untruly students to disrupt the learning of the entire classroom. placing the demands of teachers’ unions—which are a major source of funding to Democrats—over…
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The School Funding Inequity Farce
…districts must provide similar staff-to-student ratios, “curriculum materials,” and “instructional supplies” to schools in their district in order to receive federal funds. Nevertheless, politicians and unions sometimes create funding disparities…
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Question of the Day
…from 1967 into the 2000s found that unions increased the average wages of unionized workers by about 16%. This is because federal law gives unions an effective monopoly over the…
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