Teachers Unions Continue Their Assault on School Choice

By Larry Sand
05/03/2011
CTA and CFT sponsor legislation that imperils charter schools in California. On April 27, Rasmussen Reports released the results of a poll which addresses American voters’ sentiments about our public schools. Some of the more interesting findings are: • 72% say taxpayers are not getting their money’s worth from our schools, while only 11% think...

TAGS: AB 1172, California Charter School Association, California Federation of Teachers, California Teachers Association

The Intersection of U Street and Main Street Does Not Exist

By Larry Sand
04/26/2011
The teachers unions’ radical agenda alienates them from the American mainstream. As I mentioned in last week’s post, during the week of May 9th, the California Teachers Association and many local unions, like the United Teachers of Los Angeles, will be taking to the streets in an attempt to convince legislators and citizens that cuts...

TAGS: California Federation of Teachers, California Teachers Association, teachers unions, United Teachers of Los Angeles