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The Education Exchange: Wisconsin’s Act 10, Ten Years On
Governor Scott Walker's reform of pensions, collective-bargaining for public employees saved $14 billion. Dire consequences predicted by unions failed to materialize.
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EdNext Podcast: Keep Cameras on in Classrooms, Even after the Pandemic Ends
Like televising courtroom proceedings or putting body-cams on police officers, it adds transparency.
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The Education Exchange: NEA President Says Teacher Vaccine Priority Does Not Mean They Should Go Before the Elderly
"Prioritize educators" for shots, but not ahead of 85-year-olds
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EdNext Podcast: Derrell Bradford on How a Nationwide Teacher Strike Has Closed In-Person Public Schools
"Catholic schools have figured this out, parochial schools have figured this out. It's amazing what masks and market pressure can do."
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EdNext Podcast: Union President Randi Weingarten: “Teacher Vaccinations Should Be Aligned with School Reopening.”
"People are scared to death."
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The Education Exchange: “Release Time” Pay for Union Leaders Is Challenged in New Jersey Lawsuit
"The Jersey City School Board is essentially writing a blank check to the union," says lawyer for two taxpayers who object
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EdNext Podcast: Teachers Unions Shaping Reopening Decisions
Organized labor's public-sector power survives a Supreme Court decision
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EdNext Podcast: Reforming a Divided School System in Los Angeles
EdNext Podcast · Ep. 190 - March 4, 2020: Reforming a Divided School System...
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EdNext Podcast: Engaging Teachers Unions in Education Reform
Robert Maranto, the 21st Century Chair in Leadership in the Department of Education Reform at the University of Arkansas, joins EdNext Editor-in-chief Marty West to discuss why school reformers should try to work with teachers unions in an effort to improve schools.
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The Education Exchange: Public Sector Unions Not Devastated by Janus
When the Supreme Court ruled last year in Janus v. Afscme that unions could no longer collect agency fees from employees who choose not to join, many predicted a major decline in union membership. But according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, public union membership declined less than 1% in 2018. In this episode, Paul E. Peterson talks with Daniel DiSalvo.