American Federation of Teachers (AFT)

Here’s your cognitive dissonance for the week:

Steve Fulop, mayor of Jersey City and gubernatorial hopeful, endorsed Ras Baraka for mayor of Newark back in February but,…

11 years ago

QOD: Union Leadership Starting to Tilt Right

At the bottom of yesterday’s Sunday Leftovers is Andy Rotherham’s response to a post by Tim Daly of TNTP.  Daly…

11 years ago

New WHYY Post: Why Is Camden’s Turn-Around Plan Getting A Better Reception Than Newark’s?

From my column today at WHYY Newsworks: This is not Jersey's best week. Revelations from Bridgegate, along with the peculiar…

11 years ago

QOD: NY Teachers Union Joins “Conservative Political Organizations” and Slams Common Core

From Stephanie Simon at  Politico: The board of the New York state teachers union this weekend unanimously withdrew its support…

11 years ago

AFT: “VAM is a Sham”

Stephen Sawchuk analyzes AFT Prez Randi Weingarten’s flip-flop on the use of student standardized test scores in teacher evaluations.  In…

11 years ago

New Jersey Super PAC Tied to Teacher Union’s Role in Boston Mayoral Race

The Boston Globe confirmed last week that a last-minute anonymous $480,000 cash drop into mayoral-elect Marty Walsh’s campaign budget came…

11 years ago

Day of Action to Reclaim Power of Union Geezers in Public Education

In an hour Newark will begin its “National Day of Action to Reclaim Promise of Public Education” when a coterie…

11 years ago

Newark Union President Likes Things Just the Way They Are

In today’s Wall St. Journal, Lisa Fleisher lists the ways that Newark Superintendent Cami Anderson would have used a $30…

11 years ago

Newark Teacher Union’s Opposition Party: Link to “Manifesto”

For a glimpse into Newark’s educational politics,  Newark Teacher Union President Joseph Del Grosso barely squeaked out a victory in…

11 years ago

Letter of the Day

From Joseph Del Grosso, President of the Newark Teachers Union: Dear Senator Rice and Assemblywoman Wagner: I am writing to you…

12 years ago