Tag: San Diego Education Association
San Diego School District and Teachers Union Come to Contract Agreement Averting Strike
The San Diego Education Association (SDEA) and the San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) reached an agreement on Monday for a new contract, avoiding a strike that could have happened as soon as the end of the month. The last...
Gompers Prep Academy Teachers Begin New Effort to Oust SDEA Labor Union
The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation reports that teachers at Gompers Preparatory Academy, a public charter school in San Diego, have joined together again to vote San Diego Education Association union bosses out of power at the school....
How the Union Stopped Innovation at My School
The sign says, “Gates of Wisdom” as you enter Gompers Preparatory Academy. This reminds us, when we enter, things are different, excellence expected. We straighten our posture, smile with pride. This is our school, where we become the best we...
As a Teacher, Why I Fight for Freedom From Union ‘Representation’
‘In January 2019 unionization was forced upon us – we were never even given the respect of a vote.’ On the way to an interview in 2013, the freeway exit sign said, “Home.” It was prophetic. Gompers Preparatory Academy...
A Pandemic is the Perfect Opportunity to Fix Broken Education System
Goliath unions work to crush the dreams of San Diego families. The COVID-19 pandemic is exposing what many have known for decades: Our education system is broken. But the situation also presents us with a silver lining: the opportunity to...