To save money, district would rather ferret out “illegal” students than cut fat union contracts
Without realizing it, the Westerville school board is making the case for Gov. John Kasich’s Senate Bill 5 and why Ohio school districts need the law to help them stay financially solvent.
Faced with multimillion-dollar deficits as far as the [...]
With the guv’s ax hanging overhead, unions are finally offering necessary concessions
Apparently Ohio Gov. John Kasich knew exactly what he was doing.
Before he signed Senate Bill 5, which limits collective bargaining privileges, teachers unions throughout the state were slow to respond to calls for salary and benefit concessions.
They believed their members should [...]
Contract negotiations should be conducted in public so taxpayers can track how their dollars are being spent
Teacher unions see public education as their private domain, designed primarily for their financial benefit. That’s why the Heath Education Association feels not the least bit embarrassed in asking for a 2.5 percent pay raise during contract negotiations [...]
Legislation could save public schools from financial ruin
A bill proposed by state Sen. Shannon Jones would unshackle Ohio school districts from some of the worst and most expensive aspects of collective bargaining, and would once again put taxpayers in control of their local schools.
While the state is facing a budget deficit of $8 [...]
