Joanne Jacobs
Public supports raising teacher pay
Public support for raising teacher pay is climbing, reports the 2018 Education Next survey. Support for increasing teacher pay was...
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Joanne Jacobs
- Jul 30, 2018
- 1 min
Defend the status quo or go kid-centric?
Teachers’ unions should adopt a kid-centric policy in response to the Janus decision, writes Paul Reville in Ed Week. Leaders will need...
Joanne Jacobs
- Jul 29, 2018
- 2 min
Leftward ho: Unions reject move to middle
After the Janus ruling — public employees can’t be required to pay “agency fees” to unions — some thought that “unions might temper...
Joanne Jacobs
- Jun 27, 2018
- 2 min
After Janus, what happens?
As expected, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled 5-4 that public-employee unions, including teachers’ unions, can’t force non-members to pay...
Joanne Jacobs
- Mar 21, 2018
- 2 min
Study: Bargaining doesn’t raise teacher pay
Collective bargaining doesn’t improve teacher pay, according to a new study, reports Madeline Will on Ed Week. Thirty-three states passed...
Joanne Jacobs
- Mar 12, 2018
- 2 min
After Janus, more strikes?
The statewide teacher strike in West Virginia was just the beginning, predicts Steven Greenhouse in the New York Times. Oklahoma...
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