Featured
The Legislature Has Committed $2.4 Billion to Recurring Pension Increases since 2018
The legislature has granted Public Employee Retirement System (PERS) Plan 1 and Teachers Retirement System (TRS) Plan 1 retirees a “one-time” cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) six times in the past eight years. Combined, these…
Study: K-12 Grade Inflation Making American Kids Dumber, Costing Them Millions
When teachers inflate grades — giving higher marks than students’ actual performance warrants — the effects ripple far beyond the classroom. Increasingly widespread high school grade inflation can cost students more than…
SeeThroughNY updated with latest union contracts
New York’s most comprehensive online database of state and local government union contracts has been updated with the latest collective bargaining agreements for local teachers, police, firefighters, libraries, and public…
Five Retired New York Educators Collect Over $300k In Pensions
The average state pension benefit for newly retired educators with at least 30 years of service was $78,097 in 2024-25, according to data released recently by SeeThroughNY, the Empire Center’s government transparency website.…
Washington state lawmakers are getting it right on hiring qualifications
“It’s not often that we come before you asking you all to limit our agency’s ability to do something, but here we are,” said a director for Washington state’s Office of Financial Management (OFM), Sheri Sawyer. The agency is…
State is rightly emphasizing experience and skills, not degrees
“It’s not often that we come before you asking you all to limit our agency’s ability to do something, but here we are,” said a director for Washington state’s Office of Financial Management (OFM), Sheri Sawyer. The agency is…
More dreams of Tory support dashed
In addition to the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Moores Creek Bridge and commemoration of the Battle of Guilford Courthouse that occurred in the last few weeks was the 245th anniversary of Pyle’s…
Buh-Bye | CDN
Your donations help us purchase content, pay for servers, and reduce advertising. CLICK HERE to help out or to see what we do with the money. Current Fundraising for March: Created using the Donation Thermometer plugin…
Trump Says US Negotiating With Iran, Postpones Power Plant Strikes
President Donald Trump announced Monday morning that talks had started between the United States and Iran.“I am to report that the United States of America, and the country of Iran, have had, over the last two days, very good…
Anti-Truth Suits | CDN
Your donations help us purchase content, pay for servers, and reduce advertising. CLICK HERE to help out or to see what we do with the money. Current Fundraising for March: Created using the Donation Thermometer plugin…
TRENDING
