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Scott PowersApril 18, 2016

U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy has won the endorsement of some of the most powerful unions in Florida — the teachers’ unions — for his run for Florida’s open U.S. Senate seat. The Florida Education Association, National Education Association, and the American Federation of Teachers all are supporting Murphy’s Democratic run, FEA President Joanne McCall announced at a […]

Jac VerSteegJanuary 13, 2016

FAU professor James Tracy is creating an opening for Florida politicians who don’t like tenure and don’t like faculty unions. Because of Tracy’s case, tenure opponents could go on the attack and look good doing it. Tracy is the Florida Atlantic University communications professor who claims the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre is a […]

Jac VerSteegJanuary 12, 2016

FAU professor James Tracy is creating an opening for Florida politicians who don’t like tenure and don’t like faculty unions. Because of Tracy’s case, tenure opponents could go on the attack and look good doing it. Tracy is the Florida Atlantic University communications professor who claims the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre is a […]

Marc YachtJuly 13, 2014

When being interviewed by the press, it’s preferable to stick to a limited number of talking points so the conversation stays on a sensible track. When it comes to Florida education, it is impossible to stay on message. There are simply too many issues. Poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning asked, “How do I love you, let […]

Tag: National Education Association

Teachers’ unions back Patrick Murphy in U.S. Senate race

Jac VerSteeg: FAU professor James Tracy’s case helps anti-tenure forces

Jac VerSteeg: FAU professor James Tracy's case helps anti-tenure forces

Marc Yacht: Florida’s public education system facing grave threats