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Welcome to the China Century: My Sunday Column For Glendale, Burbank & Pasadena Papers

Longtime Los Angeles Teachers Union leader A.J. Duffy has changed his mind. He’s fought against charter schools, but now he’s starting his own; he’s protected tenure but now wants it easier to fire bad teachers, even to limit the prolonged … Continue reading

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The Miseducation of Teacher Union Head A.J. Duffy — Ignorance Tops Knowledge

If knowledge is power and ignorance is bliss, United Teachers Los Angeles union head A.J. Duffy has clearly sided with the know-nothings — something that goes a long way towards explaining the failure of LAUSD over the last three decades. … Continue reading

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Liberal Contradictions and the Failure of LAUSD

The court fight over layoffs of teachers at three schools exposes the contradictions of liberal dogma, especially the mayor’s own roles over the years as a teacher union organizer, ACLU official, state legislator and wannabe master of the LAUSD. The … Continue reading

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