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Anti-Bullying Teachers Unions Get Pushy for Better Pay and Benefits

Bullying has always been a problem in American government schools.  Statistics say there are over 2 million bullies lurking in the hallways and on playgrounds.

The two national teachers unions have developed expansive programs to curb bullying.  They’ve hosted entire conferences on the matter.  The National Education Association has published several web pages to the matter, as has the American Federation of Teachers.

As an aside, I am troubled by the recent focus on bullying.  Bullying is a problem – yes.  But the threshold of “bullying” has dropped significantly to the point where virtually any disagreement or

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New Film Skewers Chicago Teachers Union, Explains Stakes of Contract Negotiations

CHICAGO – The new documentary film is called “A Tale of Two Missions,” and it’s focused on current conditions in Chicago Public Schools.

One “mission” is led by Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who is working hard to provide fresh opportunities for kids stuck in failing city schools.

The other is led by Karen Lewis, president of the Chicago Teachers Union, who is determined to kill the expansion of school choice in the city, so her union can keep students (and the tax money attached to them) trapped….

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Angry Union President Spews Insults, then Blames Us for Backlash

CHICAGO – If well-known people want to avoid controversy, they should avoid making ugly comments about respected citizens and public officials, particularly in public.
That’s a lesson Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis has yet to learn.
Last week, while researching footage of Lewis for a documentary project, we at Education Action Group came across a YouTube video of Lewis giving the keynote address at the recent Northwest Teaching for Social Justice Conference in Seattle.
During the course of her remarks, Lewis attempted to draw a few laughs by making fun of U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan’s speech impediment.
“Now you know he went to private school ’cause if he had gone to public school he would have had that lisp fixed,” she said.
Lewis went on to laughingly talk about her former marijuana use during her college days.

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