Why Teachers Unions Aren’t Backing Democrats Quite As Reliably
Teachers unions and Democrats still often go together, although they’re not quite as hand-in-glove as they once were.
Teachers unions and Democrats still often go together, although they’re not quite as hand-in-glove as they once were.
The popular perception is that teachers unions have a stranglehold on public education, preventing principals from firing the bad teachers. The reality may not be so simple.
Morgan Stanley has donated more than $289,000 to the 12 lawmakers specially-charged with cutting the nation’s deficit, enough to place it at Number 33 on The Center for Responsive Politics’ list of the top donors to the so-called debt ceiling “supercommittee.” Who comes in one spot ahead at Number 32? America’s largest teachers union. National [...]
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