Thoughts on Reactions to the Sandy Hook Tragedy

By Larry Sand
12/26/2012
Teacher union leaders offer heat but no light after the mass murder in Newtown. In the aftermath of the December 14th mass murder of 26 children and school staffers in Newtown, Connecticut, there has been the understandable finger pointing and a full range of suggestions for ensuring that such a horror doesn’t happen again. On...

TAGS: American Federation of Teachers, California Teachers Empowerment Network, Dennis Van Roekel, Diane Ravitch, Karen Lewis, Larry Sand, National Education Association, Randi Weingarten, Sandy Hook, Teach For America, teachers union

More Money for Business as Usual

By Larry Sand
11/27/2012
Throwing ever more funds at education without making substantive changes to the system is a horrible waste of money, not to mention children’s lives. California Democrat Congressman Mike Honda and National Education Association President Dennis Van Roekel recently collaborated on an op-ed that played up just about every bit of feel good, cliché-riddled drivel ever...

TAGS: Andrew Biggs, Dean Vogel, Dennis Van Roekel, Eric Hanushek, Gloria Romero, Heritage Foundation, Jason Richwine, Larry Sand, Lindsey Burke, National Education Association, Prop. 30, Teach For America, teacher pay, teachers unions