California Teachers Association: Clichés-R-Us

By Larry Sand
12/29/2013
CTA ends 2013 spewing meaningless bromides in an effort to convince us that the union is the victim and the Students Matter lawsuit is the work of a vast corporate conspiracy. On January 27th, the Students Matter (Vergara v. California) case starts in Los Angeles. John Fensterwald explains that the lawsuit … asserts that five...

TAGS: Andrew Coulson, California Teachers Association, David Welch, Dean Vogel, John Fensterwald, Larry Sand, Mike Antonucci, RiShawn Biddle, seniority, Students Matter, teachers union, tenure, Vergara v California

Union Blather and Students Matter

By Larry Sand
12/10/2013
National Education Association new “reform” document is free of substance. Apparently threatened by the education reform movement taking hold across the country, the National Education Association has decided to join the party. In concert with six other organizations – including the American Federation of Teachers – the biggest union in the country has released “Excellent...

TAGS: California Teachers Association, Finland, John Fensterwald, Larry Sand, National Education Association, seniority, Students Matter, teachers union, tenure, Vergara v California

The Media and Teachers Unions: Creepy Crass Actors

By Larry Sand
07/23/2013
Joining a racially charged situation, largely inflamed by the media, the nation’s teachers unions hypocritically play the civil rights card. To acknowledge the obvious, the February 26, 2012 events in Sanford, FL were tragic. Trayvon Martin is dead and George Zimmerman will be haunted – and very possibly hunted – for the rest of his...

TAGS: ACLU, American Federation of Teachers, California Federation of Teachers, California Teachers Association, Dennis Van Roekel, Larry Sand, National Education Association, Randi Weingarten, RiShawn Biddle, Students Matter, teachers unions, United Teachers of Los Angeles, Vergara v California