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Articles by Mike Antonucci

Membership Dropped 70,000, Revenues Grew $49M for NEA & Affiliates During COVID

Has Teacher Pay Really Plummeted in the Last Decade? Yes — But Only Due to COVID

Oakland’s Teacher Strike Is Settled, But These Union Tactics Aren’t Going Away

Hot-Button Issues That Will & Won’t Be Addressed at the NEA Annual Convention

Los Angeles Pays a Steep Price for Labor Peace. Will the War Continue Anyway?

Some Unusual Twists as Hawaii Teachers Union Reaches Tentative Deal with State

Public-Sector Hiring Boomed Post-COVID. Union Membership Nationwide Did Not

Here We Go Again: L.A. Adds Instructional Days to Fight Learning Loss, Union Balks

Settling L.A. Strike Causes Future Problems While Trying to Solve Past Ones

As Schools Close for 3-Day Walkout, Could L.A. Strike Accelerate Learning Loss?

NY, Chicago, LA: Power Plays by the Nation’s 3 Largest Teachers Union Locals

How Teachers Union Politics Are Shaping the Chicago Mayor’s Race

Why Does NEA Want Julie Su to Be the Next Secretary of Labor?

Mergers and Acquisitions: How NEA's Membership Numbers Keep Going Up

California Teachers Union Lost Members at 587 of 995 Affiliates Since 2019

Ousted Teachers Union President Charged with Embezzling $411K from Virginia Local

Despite What the Unions Say, Membership Rates Hit Record Low in 2022

From Coast to Coast, What’s Going On with State & Local Teacher Union Affiliates

No Matter How You Do the Math, Numbers Don’t Add Up to a School Staffing Crisis

Lawsuits, Protests, Lobbying: Uproar as Retirees Fight NYC Unions over Medicare

The 10 Most Memorable Teachers Union Quotes of 2022

The NEA Collects $375 Million in Annual Dues. Here’s Where the Money Goes

Teachers Union Membership Drops by 59,000 Across the Nation

Early Results Show Union’s Favored School Board Candidates Win Big in California

Both Sides Claim Victory on Education, but No Clear Lessons from Midterms

California Teachers Unions Spending At Least $2.8 Million on 2022 Board Races

PACs Get Attention, but Teachers Unions Still Dominate School Board Elections

Teachers in 2 Mass. Districts Test Whether Walkouts Really Are Against the Law

Open Collective Bargaining — Something Everyone Can Agree On?

Union’s Survey About Why Teachers Leave Has Flaws, But Hints at Why They Stay

Labor Strife Smoldering in NEA’s Maryland, Ohio Affiliates

With COVID Aid Pouring in, School Funding Ballot Initiatives Scarce This Year

Seattle Teachers End Strike, Aiming for More Employees for Fewer Students

Miami Teachers Union President Running for Lieutenant Governor of Florida￼

L.A. Teachers Union Files Labor Complaint Against Voluntary Extra School Days

Minneapolis Teacher Layoff Exemption Based on Race — But Not the Way You Think

Analysis: ‘Teacher Shortage’ — A History Told in Numbers, and Decades

Analysis: Schools Closed, Membership Fell. NEA’s Take Still Rose by $35M in 2020

After Millions in Relief Funds, Why Won’t Schools Do More to Find Lost Students?

AFT Convention Seemed More Transparent Than NEA’s. But Looks Can Be Deceiving

Analysis: NEA Representative Assembly Sets Out to Solve the World’s Problems While Neglecting Its Own

Analysis: The NEA Representative Assembly Is Winding Down. Here’s What It Means

Analysis: NEA Calls For End to School Police Policies Union Previously Supported

Analysis: New York City Schools Take on Every Contentious Issue at Once￼

Guns, Gas and Governments: Why Teacher Pension Divestments Are Complicated

Exclusive: California Teachers Union Expects to Lose 4,000 Members, Gain $2.3M

Analysis: Powers-That-Be Triumph in Union Elections in NYC, Chicago and MA

Analysis: Salaries, School Spending & Inflation — When the Numbers Don’t Add Up

Is 'Per-Pupil Spending' Really an Accurate Description?

Which is More Important — Teachers Contract or Real Vaccination Cards?

Can an Opposition Coalition Oust UFT's Leadership?

Analysis: Amid Push for Collective Bargaining, Virginia Education Association Takes Control of Second Large Local in 5 Months

For and Against Teacher Candidate Test — at the Same Time

As Sacramento Teachers Strike, State Union Membership Shows Accelerated Losses

Minneapolis School Board Member Quits After Strike Protest At His Home

Minneapolis' Troubles Have Just Begun

Minneapolis Teachers Strike, St. Paul Reaches Tentative Agreement

High Drama Over Chicago Teachers Union's May Election

Where Has Public-Sector Union Membership Dropped, and Where Has It Risen?

Will 2022 Be the Year Teachers Union Dissidents Win?

Union Membership Declined in 2021 — No Amount of Spin Can Change That

After Boycotting Texas, America’s Top Union to Move Annual Convention to Chicago

What Does 'Safe' Mean When It Comes to Schools & COVID — Who Gets to Decide?

'Dark Money,' Classroom Culture Wars & the National Education Association

2021's Top 10 Quotes About Teachers, Unions & Education

Union Membership Dropped During Year of Pandemic School Closures

Exclusive: NEA Cancels July Convention in Texas Boycott

How Much School Funding Goes to Salaries & Benefits?

When the Teachers Union Tries to Unseat School Board Members

Education Politics: Teachers Unions Aim to Rewrite History on School Reopenings

VA State Teachers Union Places Large Local in Trusteeship

NEA Membership Down 9% Since '09, But Finances & Influence Still Going Strong

How Shuttered Schools Could Still Spend More

State-by-State Breakdown of How Often Schools Call the Cops

Are There Vaccine Mandates in Schools Or Not?

How Much School Policy Is Based on Perception Instead of Knowledge?

Mask Mandates, Vaccine Mandates & Collective Bargaining

Financial Numbers Show How Top Union Was Affected By Janus Verdict, #RedforEd

Miami Teachers Union President Running for Lieutenant Governor of Florida

Analysis: New York City Schools Take on Every Contentious Issue at Once