It’s sad that teachers – who have such an influence over the future of America – where right in the mix when the riots and vandalism broke out Wednesday in Oakland, California.  Obviously that’s where their hearts are at. Trouble was brewing when the Oakland Education Association – an affiliate of the National Education Association – endorsed the #Occupy mob’s call for a national strike on Nov. 2.  One declaration from the union stated, “We must shut down the schools to save the schools.” Huh?  Perhaps a more accurate statement would be, “We must shut down the schools to protect our pensions and power.” According to sources within the union, its leaders – including OEA President Betty Olson-Jones – were a part of the plotting to confront Bank of America, Whole Foods, and the sea port. Do the taxpayers or the media even care?  Or is this just how they roll in Oakland? Education Action Group reported in a recent “Focus on Reform” story: “Eve...