Teacher unionism in the local authority context : The case of Leeds 1902-1974

NCAE teacher rally points the finger in the wrong direction

The North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE), the largest professional teacher organization in the state, is hosting a rally today — May 1 — in Raleigh to urge lawmakers to…

How accountable are North Carolina public schools, really — Part 2

This series tests North Carolina public schools using education scholar Mike McShane’s three-pronged approach to accountability: financial, democratic, and educational. The first part found that North Carolina public schools lacked…

NYC Teachers Rewarded As Students Continue Failing

Wai Wah Chin writes for the New York Post about the latest example of teacher unions’ negative impact on education. They don’t teach this in New York City public schools,…

Poll: Most Teachers Support School Choice

My Locke colleagues Dr. Terry Stoops and Dr. Bob Luebke in the Center for Effective Education are the experts in school choice and education policy, so be sure to follow…

2021 Education Next Poll: Teacher Unions are Unpopular

Education Next released its 2021 poll this week.  As usual, the poll offers tremendous insight into public opinion about public schools and other education matters. First up: teacher unions. A…

Billboard Campaign Urges Teachers To Cut Ties With NCAE

RALEIGH – As teachers across North Carolina begin one of the most challenging school years of their careers, the John Locke Foundation today launched a statewide campaign to provide them…

CA Teacher Rejects Masks, NC Teachers Pounce

The North Carolina Teachers United Facebook page has nothing to do with teacher solidarity. It has everything to do with attacking public school teachers who reject teacher union talking points. …

Get ready for the “teacher strike” talk from activist educators

How will billions in education funding be spent under the American Rescue Plan? Probably not well.

So how much of the $1.9 trillion America Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) goes to K-12 education?  The PIE Network (Policy Innovation in Education) produced a helpful graphic which details how…

New Carolina Journal Online features

Carolina Journal Online reports on continuing teachers union opposition to reopening N.C. schools, even after a bipartisan agreement to return students to classrooms. Ray Nothstine’s CJ Opinion explains why reining…

COVID’s not the worst threat to students’ education

Christopher Bedford of the Federalist explains why he believes public school students across the country face a more significant threat than coronavirus. I know there are states across the country…

Why are  the public schools still closed?

The call  to reopen public schools has been gaining volume of late. Parents and students are clamoring for school to open while others say schools still aren’t safe to open.…