Sharon’s Story

“I was a satisfied, enthusiastic union member for many years.”
Sharon, a high school science teacher from Maryland, shares her story below:
Sharon’s story was originally published at Teacher Freedom.
Sharon, a high school science teacher from Maryland, shares her story below:
Sharon’s story was originally published at Teacher Freedom.
Substantial revisions to the standards educators learn in Minnesota’s teacher preparation programs have recently been proposed.
The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB) announced the proposed teacher licensing changes will “set forth the knowledge and skills that all teachers must demonstrate to receive their license”…
Education Minnesota charges member teachers and education support professionals (ESPs) $25 to support its political action committee (PAC). The PAC deduction is treated as part of union dues, so teachers cannot choose to opt-out of the deduction once and for all.
If Minnesota’s educators want to protect their right to…
Today is the last day for Minnesota educators to exercise their right regarding union membership. Education Minnesota—the state’s teachers’ union—limits when teachers can resign from membership to 30 days in September. EducatedTeachersMN believes this opt-out window is unconstitutional, but until that gets sorted out in the courts, the most…