Aug 4, 2026 · 10 min · 11 segments
Julie Collier is a public school teacher turned education activist that speaks out against the teachers’ unions. She knows from firsthand experience that when the teachers' unions say that their work…
Julie CollierGuest
Siena RoseHost
So I have been teaching since the 1900s, which my middle schoolers think that's crazy.
But I started in California, and I saw... right away my first year that there was problems in public education and it shocked me.
And I mean, we can talk about the higher level debate of teachers unions and what teachers go through in the classroom all day long.
But it's your experience, people like you who have lived in the classroom and have seen it.
So I have been teaching since the 1900s, which my middle schoolers think that's crazy.
But I started in California, and I saw... right away my first year that there was problems in public education and it shocked me.
And I mean, we can talk about the higher level debate of teachers unions and what teachers go through in the classroom all day long.
But it's your experience, people like you who have lived in the classroom and have seen it.
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