The Chicago Teachers Union has filed two lawsuits, on behalf of parents and their special needs children, to try to stop the city from closing 53 elementary schools.
Continue reading...The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that a Michigan statute, which prohibits public schools from collecting union dues from its employees, does not violate the rights of teachers or their unions under the First Amendment and the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution.
Continue reading...A group of California teachers filed a federal suit claiming that the “agency-shop” law allowing for the collection of union fees must be overturned because it violates their rights of free speech and association.
Continue reading...A lawsuit by Florida’s teachers’ union filed in state court over the merit-pay law was dismissed today, with a circuit judge ruling the sweeping 2011 law did not violate teachers’ state constitutional rights.
Continue reading...Teachers at schools run by the United Neighborhood Organization, one of the largest charter school networks in Chicago, voted Wednesday to unionize through affiliation with the American Federation of Teachers.
Continue reading...Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, says teachers need at least a year to master the new common core before schools should be held accountable for results.
Continue reading...Teachers have filed suit in federal court charging Florida’s sweeping merit-pay law unfairly resulted in many teachers’ evaluations being based on the test scores of students or subjects they did not teach in violation of the equal-protection and due-process clauses of the U.S. Constitution.
Continue reading...The News-Herald in Michigan reports that three teachers employed by the Taylor School District have filed suit against the Taylor Federation of Teachers, the school board, and TSD.
Continue reading...According to a report by the Associated Press in the Courier-Journal, the Indiana House Education Committee has approved a proposal that would prohibit public schools from handling paycheck deductions for teachers’ union dues.
Continue reading...The Courthouse News Service reports that Milwaukee public school teachers have filed a class action lawsuit against a public school district that claims it can cut their pay at will and fine them up to $2,500 if they do not sign their contracts on time.
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