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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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Wisconsin Activist Teacher’s Paul Ryan Snub Explained

When I watched the video of the Wisconsin teacher snubbing Congressman Paul Ryan, I knew instantly he was little more than an activist teacher seizing his moment.  Respect-be-damned, it was his moment to stick it to an ideological foe.  He became an instant folk hero for leftists.

But the silliness was nothing new for Racine teacher Al Levie.  He has a history of using students in his personal political agenda.

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Unions Use Scare Tactics to Frighten Schools Away From Outsourcing and Big Savings

HAINESPORT, New Jersey – The Hainesport Township School District needs to cut expenses, and officials think outsourcing the school’s custodial, maintenance and groundskeeping jobs to private, for-profit companies might be one way of doing so.
This has caused Hainesport’s school employee unions to launch a scare campaign against the concept of privatization. At a recent school board meeting, a handful of union supporters warned against letting “strangers” into the schools, and hinted that student safety might be compromised.
It’s a scenario being played out in communities all across the nation. Cash-strapped school boards are turning to private companies for huge savings, while school employee unions are fighting for their positions by resorting to every cheap scare tactic listed in the National Education Association’s “ Beat Privatization: A Step-by-Step Crisis Action Plan.”
The National Education Association, the nation’s largest labor union, has been hemorrhaging members for several years, and is desperate to retain as many dues-payers as possible – even if it means overwhelming thin school budgets with unnecessary labor costs.

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