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Teachers are being assaulted and their authority undermined constantly, continually, over and again. There are bus fights and hallway brawls. Disrespect. Disorder. And no consequences. I have a simple question: Where are the unions? fordhaminstitute.org/national/comme…

"That's what unions do: they throw temper tantrums when their over-the-top demands aren't met and punish everyone they can with work stoppages," @GinnyGentles writes. ednewsva.org/families-deser…

When parents pick the best schools for their children, families thrive. But unions despise this — because they're after the money. Fund students, not systems.

TransCal in the News! "Becerra received total pay and benefits of $207,678.20 in 2022 as elementary school principal at Capistrano Unified School District. " Thanks to The Center Square for using our data to help shed light on a story! thecentersquare.com/california/art…

Newsom’s union and academic allies told us the wage hike wouldn’t cost anybody anything. SEIU UCLA Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher

Randi Weingarten included me on the list of her union's primary enemies.

Please join us virtually today from Noon-1pm PT for a discussion with Marine Lt. Col. (Ret.) Kenney Enney, a Paso Robles Joint Unified School District Trustee on defeating teacher union attacks & recalls. Registration link in replies.

I hear no lies. That's why California Policy Center takes ZERO government dollars to do our work.

New numbers out from Center for Jobs showing that California lost 7,100 fast food jobs Q1 of 2024. Many of these jobs loses are a result of recent minimum wage law changes. Read full report here: createsend.com/t/j-71F2E89690…

A policy California Policy Center gladly supports. We've been sharing this info for over a decade with our Transparent California friends at Nevada Policy. Hopefully this makes Todd Maddison job easier?

I joined my friend & colleague at the California Policy Center - Will Swaim - to regale all the terrible bills Gov. Gavin Newsom signed out of the 977 that landed on his desk on Sept 1st from the #caleg. We give a shout out to Laura Powell for her list. nationalreview.com/podcasts/natio…

As my friend & colleague, Will Swaim, says, "When California sneezes, America gets pneumonia." That's why we work diligently at California Policy Center to bring you the insights & alternatives to make California, and conversely, America better, every single day. Check out our newly

From our colleague, former OC Treasurer Tax Collector & Supervisor, John Moorlach: "Regretfully, too many [local elected officials] are beholden to self-interested public employee union leaders who helped get them elected to their positions."

Talk to teachers. This isn't working. The state could spend $10 billion but unless & until the legislature improves safety & discipline in the classroom, extends tenure to 5 yrs minimum, eliminates teacher unions, stops radicalizing the classroom & actually follows the science

This is a band-aid approach. If we really want to address our teacher shortage, we need to: 1. Eliminate the teachers' union, disincentivize poor teachers by refusing to coddle them along when they fail. 2. Extend teacher tenure by years or eliminate it entirely. There's no

Protesting a 0.3% cut in San Francisco's workforce, union members disrupted a City Hall meeting yesterday. Their chant of "Who's City? OUR City!" was spot on. Unions own local governments throughout California. sfchronicle.com/sf/article/sf-…

Never underestimate the ability of government to repeat past mistakes, especially when it is in the best financial interests of government employees to do that. "Planning is underway at San Diego County to let veteran sheriff’s deputies and other public safety employees collect

Next Monday, the CA Senate Appropriations Committee will be taking up over 400 bills. In that batch are several terrible proposals, including AB 84, the teachers' union's plan to kill charter schools. Not only is it bad policy,but it will cost a lot of money without improving