We’ve heard a lot this year about the effects the “great resignation” is having on education and about how unhappy teachers are right now. Not everyone believes teachers are leaving their profession in droves, but the dissatisfaction seems real.  Here’s an idea – why not give teachers big bonuses from all the money the federal government dumped into

A favorite talking point of union officials is that employees need a union in order to make more money. But a little bit of digging shows that just isn’t true.  As the number of American workers who belong to unions continues to drop, union officials have blamed labor laws they

The National Education Association (NEA) helped write and continues to advocate for sexual education standards that encourage public school teachers to discuss gender identity, gender expression and sexual orientation with children, despite parental concerns that these discussions are often more ideological than educational. The NEA used member dues to help

Yesterday, I went to the federal government’s new website to order COVID-19 tests for my family. I was directed to a site run by the United States Postal Service (USPS). After I filled in my information, I scrolled down the page to read the fine print. I don’t always do

Unions have a reputation for helping out the “little guy,” and protecting the powerless against the powerful, but in some instances, officials will protect their own interests first, even if it comes at the expense of workers.   Case in point: New York City assemblyman Ron Kim just called out one