Posts Tagged ‘California Teachers Association’The awful behavior that CTA’s affiliate enabled in LAUSDMonday, May 13th, 2013 May 13, 2013 By Chris Reed I have frequently referred to the Mark Berndt/Miramonte Elementary School case while blogging, including just yesterday. Los Angeles Unified officials concluded protections for teachers were so strong that it couldn't get rid of Berndt without first paying him $40,00... Two wings of CTA have low opinion of much bigger wingFriday, May 10th, 2013May 10, 2013 By Chris Reed If you think the California Teachers Association is the biggest villain in state politics -- and you should, you should -- then you'll enjoy the Golden State implications of this national survey. This is from the Long Beach Press-Telegram: "Yes, they're ready. No, t... TX soaring way above CA in energy productionMonday, May 6th, 2013 May 6, 2013 By John Seiler The California fantasy is that energy magically will flow in abundance from windmills and solar panels, even when there's no wind and at night. The reality is that it's old-fashioned "fossil" fuels that will continue to generate almost all our power for the next c... Teacher puzzler: Part-time porn star fired, semen-feeder paid offWednesday, January 16th, 2013Jan. 16,2013 By Chris Reed It turns out that school districts in the state of California can swiftly fire teachers who engage in lewd behavior -- but only if it's a paid part-time job, not incidents in school involving students. The Smoking Gun website has the details: "The California teacher wh... Prop. 31 loses badlyWednesday, November 7th, 2012Nov. 7, 2012 By Wayne Lusvardi Proposition 31 was wiped out by voters yesterday. The Government Performance and Accountability Act got just 39 percent of the votes, with 61 percent against. Part of the likely reason it lost big was that it was undoubtedly the most confusing voter initiati... Crazifornia: Moneyball time in SacramentoMonday, October 8th, 2012 Oct. 8, 2012 By Laer Pearce Gov. Jerry Brown is no Billy Beane. Coaching a bottom-dwelling state, Brown is continuing to dole out big money for policies that are past their prime and failing to perform. California remains at the bottom of the education, business-friendliness and government eff... The ‘nut graph’ you’ll never see in a state government storyMonday, October 1st, 2012Oct. 1, 2012 By Chris Reed On Sunday, as I read iconoclastic pollster Pat Caddell's sharp, persuasive tirade documenting the many issues where the national media have spared the public from the details of the Obama administration's venality and incompetence, I got to thinking about the paralle... What school bonds pay for: From San Diego to Burlingame, the crime is what’s legalMonday, September 24th, 2012Sept. 24, 2012 By Chris Reed Dan Walters had a good column over the weekend about the staggering political expedience we're seeing throughout California. But after spending many hours researching a $2.8 billion school bond being pushed by the San Diego Unified School District, I'm now certain ... Proponents, Opponents Exaggerate Prop. 32’s EffectsThursday, September 6th, 2012Sept. 6, 2012 By John Hrabe Labor unions rarely agree with their archenemies, the proponents of paycheck protection. Proposition 32, the “Stop Special Interest Money Now Act,” has only hardened those battle lines. The measure would substantially change the way political campaigns are fi... Educrats: Collective bargaining rights trump existing state lawTuesday, August 21st, 2012Aug. 21, 2012 By Chris Reed The key to understanding Golden State politics is knowing that the most powerful forces in Sacramento by a wide margin are the California Teachers Association and the California Federation of Teachers. Using union dues and benefitting from the bizarrely enduring not... |