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3 weeks ago | 
star-telegram.com | Corey DeAngelis |Dean Mcgee
Texas Governor Greg Abbott holds up Senate Bill 2 which he signed into law at the Governor's Mansion on Saturday, May 3, 2025 in Austin. USA TODAY NETWORK Gov. Greg Abbott recently signed a historical school choice bill into law, making Texas the latest - and largest - state to embrace school choice. The new education savings accounts, or ESAs, will empower the parents of some of the state's six million school-aged children to choose the educational path that best fits their needs.
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Oct 28, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Dean Mcgee
The Chicago Teachers Union, representing more than 25,000 educators, touts itself as “the most democratic institution devoted to this city’s schools.” But for more than four years, the CTU has failed to publish mandatory audited financial reports, an obligation intended to maintain transparency and trust between CTU leadership and its members. This raises serious concerns about how union dues — paid by educators from taxpayer-funded salaries — are being spent.
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Oct 24, 2024 | 
chicagotribune.com | Dean Mcgee
The Chicago Teachers Union, representing more than 25,000 educators, touts itself as “the most democratic institution devoted to this city’s schools.” But for more than four years, the CTU has failed to publish mandatory audited financial reports, an obligation intended to maintain transparency and trust between CTU leadership and its members. This raises serious concerns about how union dues — paid by educators from taxpayer-funded salaries — are being spent.
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Aug 26, 2024 | 
wsj.com | Corey DeAngelis |Dean Mcgee
Kentucky voters will decide the fate of educational opportunity in their state this November when they vote on Amendment 2, a ballot measure intended to pave the way for school-choice initiatives that would open doors for families. Opponents of Amendment 2 seem to be resorting to illegal tactics to stop it.
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Apr 12, 2024 | 
wsj.com | Corey DeAngelis |Dean Mcgee
WSJ Opinion: Lessons in Transgender Ideology from the Cass ReviewYour browser does not support HTML5 video. 0:00Paused0:00 / 5:57WSJ Opinion: Lessons in Transgender Ideology from the Cass ReviewPlay video: WSJ Opinion: Lessons in Transgender Ideology from the Cass ReviewTexas Republican voters sent a clear Super Tuesday message to opponents of education freedom within their party. Ten incumbents who are against school choice were either defeated or forced into runoffs in their primary elections.
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Feb 7, 2024 | 
wsj.com | Corey DeAngelis |Dean Mcgee
Under a 1973 law, public employees in Massachusetts have no right to strike. Yet there have been six local teacher strikes in the state since 2022. Why do they keep getting away with it? Because politicians refuse to hold them accountable and parents don’t feel like they have any options. The Boston suburb of Newton was the location of the latest illegal strike. Members of the Newton Teachers Association voted on Jan. 18 to walk out of their classrooms.
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Feb 7, 2024 | 
wsj.com | Corey DeAngelis |Dean Mcgee
In Newton, Mass., an illegal work stoppage kept kids out of class for two weeks. Under a 1973 law, public employees in Massachusetts have no right to strike. Yet there have been six local teacher strikes in the state since 2022. Why do they keep getting away with it? Because politicians refuse to hold them accountable and parents don’t feel like they have any options. The Boston suburb of Newton was the location of the latest illegal strike. Members of the Newton Teachers Association voted on Jan.
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Feb 7, 2024 | 
wsj.com | Corey DeAngelis |Dean Mcgee
The state’s Employment Relations Board attempted to enforce the 1973 law by filing a lawsuit seeking an injunction to stop the strike. Superior Court Judge Christopher Barry-Smith acted swiftly to enjoin the strike, ordering a series of escalating fines ultimately totaling more than $600,000. The threat of financial penalty appeared to have no effect on the union, which continued to push the school district to spend an additional $53 million over the next four years.
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Feb 7, 2024 | 
wsj.com | Corey DeAngelis |Dean Mcgee
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Feb 2, 2024 | 
thefederalist.com | Dean Mcgee
In March 2020, when the Gladstone School District announced it would transition to remote learning, Oregon mother Glenda Scherer was concerned about the effect this action would have on her daughter and special-needs son.She soon began to speak out, utilizing the district’s social media pages and board meetings to ask questions and offer feedback. It didn’t take long for the district to attempt to silence her. Scherer explains it started with a virtual school board meeting in July 2020.
