teacher shortages Archives

March 4

Should Teachers Need Big Labor Permission to Earn Higher Pay?

Rick Muir, the top boss of the American Federation of Teachers Indiana union (AFT/AFL-CIO), just helped kill S.B.10, legislation that would have empowered school superintendents to offer salaries above union scale in order to attract and retain teachers who are…

August 11

Union Bosses Largely to Blame For 'Spot Shortages' of Teachers

A news story by Motoko Rich published on the front page of the New York Times print edition yesterday (see below for a link to the electronic version) reports that this summer public school districts across the U.S.  are “scrambling…