If you’re a public school teacher who wants to stop paying for union politics, the Supreme Court says that’...
learn moreTo flush their political coffer with cash, the Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculty (APSCUF) runs a ...
learn moreImagine if a political party could stay in power for four decades without facing reelection. Thankfully, we have regular elections ...
learn moreIt’s a different day, but it’s the same story about the PSEA’s treatment of educators that religiously ...
learn moreNo one should be forced to fund political activity that they don’t support. Jane Ladley, a teacher in Chester ...
learn moreStanding up for your beliefs can be scary—especially when you’re a teacher standing up to the most powerful ...
learn moreOn Monday, a judge will hear oral arguments in a case challenging the PSEA’s refusal to allow two Pennsylvania ...
learn moreMichigan teacher Jim Perialas has an unusual story. In 2012 his school, Roscommon Area School District, became the first in decades ...
learn moreThis post first appeared on the Commonwealth Foundation’s PolicyBlog. Commonwealth Foundation used to run Free to Teach, which is ...
learn moreWith Pennsylvania’s pension system for public school employees some $33 billion in debt, lawmakers are looking for ways to save ...
learn moreThis post first appeared on the Commonwealth Foundation’s PolicyBlog. Commonwealth Foundation used to run Free to Teach, which is ...
learn moreUpdate: As of 2018, Free to Teach is no longer run by Commonwealth Foundation, but by the organization Americans For Fair ...
learn moreGood news! Teachers no longer have to pay forced dues. Following the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Janus v. ...
learn moreThis post originally ran in Commonwealth Foundation’s PolicyBlog. Commonwealth Foundation used to run Free to Teach. For more on ...
learn moreYou may have seen PSEA materials showing your pension reduced significantly under Gov. Tom Corbett’s pension reform proposal. So ...
learn moreOne educator wrote in response to our information on school spending, asking how we arrived at our figures. According to ...
learn moreUPDATE: Following the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Janus v. AFSCME on June 27, 2018, agency fee payers in government&...
learn moreAs educators, we’re all working through end-of-year projects and tests with our students before we break for the winter ...
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