5,200 Milwaukee Teachers Took 92,691 Days Off Last Year and Other Shocking Facts from Its Union Contract - Kyle Olson - Townhall Conservative Columnists - Page 1

For starters, 5,200 teachers took a whopping 92,691 days off last year, for sick/personal leave, convention leave and "incentive" leave.  That level of teacher absenteeism – over 9% of the school year – resulted in $11.9 million being spent on substitute teachers.

5,200 Milwaukee Teachers Took 92,691 Days Off Last Year and Other Shocking Facts from Its Union Contract - Kyle Olson - Townhall Conservative Columnists - Page 1

OLSEN: Dangers of academia’s ‘indoctrination mills’

Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum caused a bit of a stir last month when he labeled college campuses "indoctrination mills" that enforce a strict adherence to "politically correct left doctrine.

OLSEN: Dangers of academia’s ‘indoctrination mills’