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Public supports raising teacher pay
Public support for raising teacher pay is climbing, reports the 2018 Education Next survey. Support for increasing teacher pay was...
Joanne Jacobs
Aug 20, 20182 min read
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Defend the status quo or go kid-centric?
Teachers’ unions should adopt a kid-centric policy in response to the Janus decision, writes Paul Reville in Ed Week. Leaders will need...
Joanne Jacobs
Jul 30, 20181 min read
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Leftward ho: Unions reject move to middle
After the Janus ruling — public employees can’t be required to pay “agency fees” to unions — some thought that “unions might temper...
Joanne Jacobs
Jul 29, 20182 min read
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After Janus, what happens?
As expected, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled 5-4 that public-employee unions, including teachers’ unions, can’t force non-members to pay...
Joanne Jacobs
Jun 27, 20182 min read
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Study: Bargaining doesn’t raise teacher pay
Collective bargaining doesn’t improve teacher pay, according to a new study, reports Madeline Will on Ed Week. Thirty-three states passed...
Joanne Jacobs
Mar 21, 20182 min read
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After Janus, more strikes?
The statewide teacher strike in West Virginia was just the beginning, predicts Steven Greenhouse in the New York Times. Oklahoma...
Joanne Jacobs
Mar 12, 20182 min read
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