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Right to Work is WRONG

Appeals court judge compares ECOT founder to Russian oligarch

Franklin County Appeals Court Judge Gary Tyack sparred with ECOT’s attorney Thursday, comparing the founder of the state’s largest online charter school to a Russian oligarch.

Attorneys for the state and the Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow dueled in oral arguments before a three-judge panel. The school is trying to overturn a trial-court decision and stop the state from using log-in durations to determine enrollment and funding levels.

The school wants to block an Ohio Department of Education determination that, based on log-in data, ECOT must refund $59 million to the state because it justified only 41 percent of its enrollment. State law requires that students get 920 hours of educational opportunities.

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Union Reps Gather In Harrisburg against “right to work” bill

(Harrisburg) — Labor advocates came together at the state capitol this week to speak out against legislation that would make Pennsylvania a “right to work” state.

Right to work means that employees in a union shop who don’t want to be part of the union can’t be charged any fee to support the operation of the union.

Supporters say the measure allows worker freedom and economic growth.

Opponents, such as the President of the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO Rick Bloomingdale, say right-to-work doesn’t do what it claims to do.

Click here to read the full article by Radio Pennsylvania.

Right to Work is WRONG & shortchanges our kids

Yet another reason why Right to Work is WRONG – it shortchanges our kids. Right to Work is Wrong states spend one-third less on students and their education. That hurts us all. Don’t trust it!

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We came together in 2011 and fought off these attacks. We must come together and stand strong again.

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