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August 10, 2022
Federal documents filed by the National Education Association show just 5% of its total spending was on representing members in 2021. NEA and its state affiliate – the Illinois Education Association – prioritized leadership salaries and politics over teachers.
August 10, 2022
The Illinois Federation of Teachers in 2021 spent 190 times more on Chicago-area teachers than it did on teachers south of Interstate 80. That could be why IFT membership has shrunk nearly 18% since 2017.
April 14, 2022
Membership in teachers unions has decreased nearly 10% since 2017, when public educators gained the right to stop handing their pay to unions.
April 12, 2022
The unions’ own federal reports show 9% of workers have chosen to break away from unions since the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Janus v. AFSCME.
February 23, 2022
"Our country is so polarized that partisanship is trumping science and trumping historical records," said co-editor-in-chief Amber Payne.
February 15, 2022
Orrin "O.J." Joseph Thompson III, 81, of Springfield, MO passed away on Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO. Orrin was born March 2, 1940, the son of Orrin Thompson II & Dorothy (Davies) Thompson. On December 4, 2004 he married Christine (Groth) Thompson, who survives. Orrin worked as a School Superintendent for various school districts for 38 years. After retiring from the public education system, he worked as an Administrator for the Senior Age Ar...
February 1, 2022
A worker rights group is calling out two powerful unions, claiming that they are holding “the education of kids” hostage in a press release.
January 21, 2022
/PRNewswire/ -- St. Peters University in Jersey City will be the spot for the states first School Choice Week school fair. More than 30 private, public, and...
January 21, 2022
/PRNewswire/ -- St. Peters University in Jersey City will be the spot for the states first School Choice Week school fair. More than 30 private, public, and...
January 15, 2022
/PRNewswire/ -- St. Peters University in Jersey City will be the spot for the states first School Choice Week school fair on Saturday, Jan. 22. More than 30...