Why I am suing the LA teachers’ union

Why I am suing the LA teachers’ union

“Why I am suing the LA teachers’ union” I used to pay dues to the teachers union. I believed in it — fair pay, having someone in your corner, all of it. I was a member of United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) — which represents teachers in the LA Unified School District (LAUSD) — for…

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#The price tag for COVID school closures could top T

#The price tag for COVID school closures could top $28T

“The price tag for COVID school closures could top $28T” Add one more grim figure to the toll exacted by disastrous COVID-era school closures: a huge penalty to the lifetime earnings of students forced to suffer through remote schooling, totaling possibly as much as $28 trillion (more than the nation’s entire GDP) over the remainder…

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#Will Hochul let union pawns keep strangling charter schools?

#Will Hochul let union pawns keep strangling charter schools?

“Will Hochul let union pawns keep strangling charter schools?” Gov. George Pataki signed into law the New York Charter Schools Act of 1998 one week before Christmas 24 years ago. In the generation since, hundreds of thousands of children across New York City and the state have received a higher quality education. Academic outcomes consistently…

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#Letters to the Editor — Dec. 7, 2022

#Letters to the Editor — Dec. 7, 2022

“Letters to the Editor — Dec. 7, 2022” The Issue: Randi Weingarten’s column responding to Mike Pompeo’s criticism of her tenure as AFT president. Kudos for allowing American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten to respond to former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (“Where I Stand,” PostOpinion, Dec. 3). And The Post’s “Randi’s Alternate Facts”…

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#Randi Weingarten’s ‘alternative fact’ defense of her actions during the pandemic

#Randi Weingarten’s ‘alternative fact’ defense of her actions during the pandemic

“Randi Weingarten’s ‘alternative fact’ defense of her actions during the pandemic” Responding in our pages to Mike Pompeo’s column calling her “the most dangerous person in America,” American Federation of Teachers chief Randi Weingarten offers some choice . . . alternative facts.  To start, a real whopper: “Our teachers give their all for their students,…

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#Letters to the Editor — Dec. 2, 2022

#Letters to the Editor — Dec. 2, 2022

“Letters to the Editor — Dec. 2, 2022” The Issue: Mike Pompeo’s offer to debate American Federation of Teachers head Randi Weingarten. Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was 100% correct in his criticism of American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten as “the most dangerous person in the US” (“Randi won’t meet Mike,” Dec….

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#Letters to the Editor — Nov. 26, 2022

#Letters to the Editor — Nov. 26, 2022

“Letters to the Editor — Nov. 26, 2022” The Issue: Mike Pompeo’s criticism of American Federation of Teachers head Randi Weingarten. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is saying it like it is (“Pompeo’s blunt lecture to lefty teachers union boss Randi: You’re Dangerous!” Nov. 24). American Federation of Teachers chief Randi Weingarten accents the negatives,…

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