Yesterday (October 16), Gov. Peter Shumlin expressed his desire to make teacher strikes illegal in Vermont. The Democrat (and head of the Democratic Governors Association) sure picked a terrible time to talk about the issue while more than 200 of our brothers and sisters walk the picket line in South Burlington's first-ever teachers strike.  Here is our response to the governor's ill-timed pronouncements on the issue: While our members are exercising their

By Martha Allen   It’s always fun – in a what-will-they-come-up-with-next kind of way – to read the ramblings from Vermont’s most prolific right-wing think tank. And the latest screed from Ethan Allen Institute President Rob Roper doesn’t disappoint. Waving the “results” of a “poll” done under the auspices of a national anti-union group and funded in part by a company shilling liability insurance to teachers, Roper claims that a majority of Vermonters

MONTPELIER – Vermont-NEA’s board recommends the re-election of Treasurer Beth Pearce, Auditor of Accounts Doug Hoffer and Secretary of State Jim Condos, calling them great friends of public education and working Vermonters. “Beth, Doug and Jim have earned the right to continue working on behalf of Vermonters with their steadfast support of the state’s middle class,” said Vermont-NEA President Martha Allen. “Each has shown a true dedication to public education and