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Slaves to the Government Class

By Kyle Olson (May 24, 2012)

Over the past year, a lot of people have been talking about “the 1%” versus “the 99%.” But if you’re concerned about one class exploiting another for economic gain, that’s... more

Detroit Schools Spending Blues: Contracts That Bind

By Kyle Olson (May 12, 2012)

When Detroit Public Schools were assigned an emergency financial manager by the state, we thought he would have the power to turn things around, more or less, with a snap... more

“Anarchy 101: How Wisconsin’s Left Embraces Chaos” – An EAGnews.org exposé

By Kyle Olson (May 02, 2012)

The demonstrations and chaos that followed Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s introduction of budget reforms – later known as Act 10 – were a preview of what was to come from the... more

Indoctrination 101: Ed. Sec. Arne Duncan Approves of Schools Teaching Protesting Techniques (EAGnews.org Exclusive Part 3)

By Kyle Olson (Apr 26, 2012)

On Tuesday, EAGnews.org brought you footage of Black Star Project community organizer Phillip Jackson teaching students in Chicago Public Schools' Jones College Prep the... more

Indoctrination 101: Botched ‘Gender Bender Day’ leads to ‘Social Justice Week’ (EAGnews.org Exclusive Part 2)

By Kyle Olson (Apr 25, 2012)

Yesterday, EAGnews.org reported on two events held during “Social Justice Week” at Chicago Public Schools’ Jones College Prep. One event featured a community organizer who... more

Indoctrination 101: Chicago School Teaching Students How To Protest (Part 1)

By Kyle Olson (Apr 24, 2012)

Jones College Prep – a Chicago Public Schools “selective enrollment” school – recently held “Social Justice Week” in March, a collection of events geared towards turning... more

Progressive Teacher Pustule: Pay Your School Taxes and Shut Up

By Kyle Olson (Apr 14, 2012)

EAGnews.org and I continuously poke the belly of the education beast to see what kinds of pustules pop, and it never ceases to amaze us the types of low-lifes involved in... more

Top Teachers Union Organizer Self-Declared Socialist, bin Laden Apologist

By Kyle Olson (Apr 12, 2012)

It’s been said you can judge a person’s character by the company he keeps. The same can be said of organizations. That’s why it’s so troubling that a national teachers union... more

5,200 Milwaukee Teachers Took 92,691 Days Off Last Year and Other Shocking Facts from Its Union Contract

By Kyle Olson (Apr 11, 2012)

  EAGnews.org is releasing a series of stunning reports to show taxpayers exactly how our dollars are being spent in government schools.  We repeatedly hear... more

Spineless Illinois Politicians Propose to Shift Pension Burden to Schools

By Kyle Olson (Mar 29, 2012)

By and large, politicians are not willing to tackle the unsustainable costs they’ve created. Consider Illinois public employee pensions. Public employee pensions have... more

Connecticut Considers Bill Requiring Students Learn "Labor History"

By Kyle Olson (Mar 17, 2012)

The Connecticut Senate is considering a bill which would require all government school students to learn “labor history” as a part of the curriculum. The bill would add... more

Another '60s Radical – Once Featured On PBS – Finds His Place Teaching Our Children

By Kyle Olson (Mar 10, 2012)

Unfortunately for traditional America – the one that values independence, free market capitalism and limited government – too many aging radicals from the 1960s and ‘70s have... more

The Beautiful, Perky Buffalo Teachers, Courtesy of Taxpayers

By Kyle Olson (Mar 09, 2012)

Every so often, a story comes along that is so outrageous, all one can do to soothe the rage is to laugh. And shed a tear. That’s the case in Buffalo, New York. There –... more

Michigan School's Own Italian Cruise Ship Captain

By Kyle Olson (Mar 07, 2012)

It is heartbreaking to witness the unfolding scandal at Muskegon Heights [MI] Public Schools. The breathtaking mismanagement has inflicted long-term damage on students, the... more

Anti-Bullying Teachers Unions Get Pushy for Better Pay and Benefits

By Kyle Olson (Mar 01, 2012)

Bullying has always been a problem in American government schools. Statistics say there are over 2 million bullies lurking in the hallways and on playgrounds. The two... more

Company Offers Products to Protect Private Property from Chicago Teachers Union Protests

By Kyle Olson (Feb 29, 2012)

This isn't your mother’s teachers union. The Chicago Teachers Union has brandished its radical political stripes in recent months. It has fully embraced Occupy Chicago,... more

Clueless Chicago School Protesters: You Can't Fix What's Not Broken

By Kyle Olson (Feb 24, 2012)

The protesters wandering around in various locations throughout Chicago are little more than warm-bodied rentals who are  able to clutch a sign bearing the name of... more

Of Profits and Power: Education Establishment Attacks Digital Learning

By Kyle Olson (Feb 21, 2012)

The education establishment is pulling out all the stops to stifle the movement to expand the use of technology to modernize the way students learn. Digital education... more

Yet Another Taxpayer-Funded University Study Smears Fox News

By Kyle Olson (Feb 17, 2012)

If the taxpayers of Delaware aren't startled by the following news, nothing will bother them: The University of Delaware – which recently increased tuition... more

Michigan School Plays Fawning Video Tribute to Obama

By Kyle Olson (Feb 10, 2012)

Well, at least the kids weren’t singing – everybody now – “Mmm mmm mmm…Barack Hussein Obama.” But the latest example of Big Education fawning over Barack Obama isn’t... more

Teachers Unions Staring Into Financial Abyss, Channeling Saul Alinsky

By Kyle Olson (Feb 08, 2012)

Fresh on the heels of an exclusive report detailing a 7-day Caribbean cruise that National Education Association staffers are currently enjoying, Education Action Group has... more

EAG Exclusive: Teachers Union Staffers Set Sail on 7-Day Caribbean Cruise

By Kyle Olson (Feb 07, 2012)

Imagine your organization is facing attacks from all sides. Imagine it’s losing members and revenue. Imagine governors and mayors – of both political parties – publicly... more

Michigan School Uses Kids, District Resources to Push for Tax Increase

By Kyle Olson (Feb 02, 2012)

You just have to love it when government uses taxpayer resources to convince taxpayers to cough up more. It takes an unusually large set of brass ones to do such a... more

Wisconsin Activist Teacher's Paul Ryan Snub Explained

By Kyle Olson (Jan 31, 2012)

When I watched the video of the Wisconsin teacher snubbing Congressman Paul Ryan, I knew instantly he was little more than an activist teacher seizing his moment. ... more

Juan Williams Skewers Chicago Teachers Union in New Film

By Kyle Olson (Jan 24, 2012)

“A Tale of Two Missions” – a film by Juan Williams and Kyle Olson (and directed by Chicago-based Andrew Marcus) – tells the story of competing cultures in American education... more

'Rubber Rooms' Kissing Cousin: New York City's Absent Teacher Reserve Program

By Kyle Olson (Jan 20, 2012)

New York City government schools have had some pretty outrageous policies. Rubber rooms were a great example. They were special places created for teachers accused of... more

More Indoctrination From the 'Occupy' Songwriters at Kid Pan Alley

By Kyle Olson (Jan 05, 2012)

Earlier this week, a Virginia-based organization came under fire for leading 3rd grade students at Woodbrook Elementary in Charlottesville to write a song titled “We Are Part... more