I went over the press releases and statements on the Vergara decision from the various teachers’ unions and have drawn a few inferences about their communications strategy going forward. The language used – and omitted – appears to be highly crafted, polled and focus-grouped.

Teachers at a Louisiana charter school are pushing for union representation. They claim that the school’s provisions related to contracts and employment decision timelines negatively affect morale and employment potential. Educators insist it’s not about gaining power or an ‘us vs. them’ mentality, but rather meeting what they view as reasonable demands. Orleans Parish had done…

In 2014, the gap between teacher union interests and what works in improving student achievement and opportunity continues to widen. Union officials choose to focus on issues unrelated to education and remain opposed to proven policies rooted in choice and accountability. Here s a roundup of a few instances that show how unions continue to…

The teachers’ unions are getting very jazzed about their national day of action on Monday. Joy Resmovits of the Huffington Post reports the American Federation of Teachers is laying out $1.2 million on the campaign:

It’s designed to be an impressive show of force: Thousands of unionized teachers plan to rally Monday in cities from New York to San Francisco to “reclaim the promise of public education.”

On the eve of the Legislature’s Thanksgiving break, three teachers went before a Senate committee to accuse their union of deception and intimidation. “I just felt I needed to say something because I felt there was something unfair going on,” said Novi special education teacher Susan Bank regarding her unsuccessful effort to stop paying dues…

The Arizona Court of Appeals rendered a unanimous ruling in favor of the Empowerment Scholarship Accounts program, which you can read here. In so doing, they completely rejected all of the arguments made by those seeking to destroy the program. Congratulations to our crack legal-eagles at the Institute for Justice, Goldwater Institute and Arizona Attorney General’s…

In her new book, "Reign of Error," Diane Ravitch seeks to discredit many of the arguments advanced by the education reform community. She doesn't like standardized testing, merit pay for teachers or what she misleadingly calls "privately run" charter schools. From the National Assessment of Education Progress, on whose board she served, to international tests…

As the teacher strike moves into its sixth week, students and parents without access to choice will continue to be at the mercy of this union-led temper tantrum.

During an interview on PBS News Hour, Karen Lewis, president of the Chicago Teachers Union, refers to Chicago as "Chiraq" when being asked a question about teachers unions feeling attacked (12:07).