EDUCATION - Labor - Independence Institute

Teachers Union Offices Need to Improve Information on Member Political Dues 0
- October 25, 2012
What happens when local Colorado teachers union offices take phone calls wanting to know how member dues are spent on political campaigns? Read and watch the results, which show the need to improve customer service. CEA can do better providing teachers complete and accurate information about how the union spends money on politics, as well as the Every Member Option (EMO) refund.
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Colo. Teachers Union Members Automatically Funding False, Malicious Political Ads 0
- October 18, 2012
Many Colorado teachers may be unknowingly funding a political group under government investigation and private legal complaint for creating multiple “negative ads were filled with outrageous and unfounded claims.”
An article by Colorado Media Trackers highlights the detestable activities of the 527 group Colorado Accountable Government Alliance (CAGA). The Colorado Education Association’s small donor “Public […]
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Citizen Link Includes Comment on Growing Democratic Support for School Reform 0
- October 5, 2012
In a 45-second nationally syndicated audio news clip for Citizen Link, senior policy analyst Ben DeGrow offered his insights on Democrats’ views regarding education reform and the declining power of teachers unions. “In some elements of the Democratic Party, especially in urban areas, there is definitely an awakening to the need of school choice,” DeGrow
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Amy Oliver Show: Taxpayer Gets Protection from Union Protesters 0
- September 19, 2012
Adams 12 taxpayer Joe Hein discusses his experience speaking out at a recent school board meeting, where he had to be escorted away for his own protection due to the union protesters who disagreed with his point of view. He also shares his difficult experience as a parent in Adams 12 that inspired him to action regarding local school issues.
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Roscommon Teachers Secede from Michigan Education Association, Form Local-Only Union 0
- September 18, 2012
The local only union option continues to attract interest. Teachers in a northern Michigan school district recently voted two to one to break away from the state and national union and form their own independent bargaining organization. As reported by a local TV news affiliate, the president of the new Roscommon Teachers Association explained why […]
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DeGrow Discusses Implications to End of Dougco Union Power 0
- September 13, 2012
Senior policy analyst Ben DeGrow commented recently in an American Family Radio News (One News Now) story about the Douglas County school board’s decision to move forward without a monopoly bargaining agent for teachers. DeGrow told reporter Bob Kellogg that the board’s decision could resonate elsewhere: “Teachers can be treated as professionals, they don’t necessarily
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