Education
Taxpayer-backed teacher unions receive $390M in dues(The Center Square) – National teacher unions continue to collect hundreds of millions of dollars annually in membership dues, according to new federal filings with the U.S. Department of Labor. The… Read More
Culture
As student achievement declines, report shows NEA funnels millions to social justice causes, supports anti-ICE protest(The Sentinel) – An investigation by a nonpartisan watchdog group has uncovered millions of dollars in union funds spent by the National Education Association (NEA) on… Read More
Public Education
Sacramento teachers seek to remove union control(The Center Square) – Educators for St. Hope Public Schools in Sacramento are requesting a vote to end the Sacramento City Teachers Association’s authority over their school. Earlier this month,… Read More
Government
Influential senator accuses nation’s largest teachers’ union of ‘deeply troubling’ rise in antisemitismSen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, accused the nation’s largest teachers’ union of encouraging antisemitism, saying it had abandoned its original purpose to focus on politics. Cassidy, chairman of the Senate’s Health,… Read More
Public Education
Leaked NEA training coaches teachers to fight conservative parents, paint Republicans as racist threat(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The National Education Association (NEA) is training teachers to advance gender and racial ideology in classrooms, and to fight Republicans and parent groups who ‘harm… Read More
Public Education
Oregon teachers bust NEA-affiliated union, form new group to ‘put students and our community first’Oregon teachers have overthrown their costly and bureaucratic union in favor of an independently run, student-centered alternative. The Powers Education Association (PEA) – an affiliate of the National Education Association… Read More
Public Education
Largest teachers’ union encourages resisting law enforcement with over-the-top rhetoric in shocking resolutionsA well-regarded education watchdog has published a raft of alarming resolutions adopted by the National Education Association (NEA) at its latest national assembly. They include a measure that encourages resistance… Read More
Culture
Teachers’ union that encouraged teacher strikes now faces its own employee rebellion(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The National Education Association (NEA) has a labor strike on its hands as its 48 employees protest low wages, Axios reports. The NEA, which represents… Read More
Public Education
Labor union’s own data contradict teacher exodus claims(The Center Square) – Teacher compensation across Pennsylvania grew over the past decade, despite claims from officials that low salaries and high stress scare educators from the state in droves. Read More
Culture, Opinion
Woke ‘implicit bias’ training for educators is a priority for national teachers’ unionThe nation’s largest teachers’ union wants educators to know they are inevitably biased, even racially biased, despite their best intentions. “Understandably, most people aren’t too eager to be that candid… Read More
Education
Teachers are fleeing partisan unions that some say undermine public educationTeachers are fleeing unions in droves, citing the political partisanship of the organizations that charge $750 to $900 a year in membership fees. The National Education Association (NEA) and the American… Read More
Education
KS education establishment out of touch with parents, student needs(The Sentinel) – The education establishment in Kansas appears to remain remarkably out of step with parents’ and students’ needs. While polling in Kansas indicates parents overwhelmingly believe they should… Read More
Education
Teachers’ union blasted over tweet suggesting teachers know what students need better than parentsThe country’s largest teachers’ union was chastised over the weekend for its tweet that educators know what their students need “better than anyone.” “Educators love their students and know better… Read More
Education
Teachers and school districts push for four-day school weeks, despite proven negative effects on studentsSchools across the country are increasingly considering moving to four-day school weeks (FDSWs) to save money, but numerous studies question whether the money saved is worth the damage… Read More
Opinion
Op-Ed: Teachers’ union president calls for members to ‘fight’ for abortion and LGBT agenda, against prayer in schools and gun rights for AmericansWith all the sophistication and pep of a high school graduation speech, the president of the nation’s largest teachers’ union called on her gathered members “to build our power” to… Read More
Education
More teachers, fewer students nationwide despite claims of teacher shortage(The Center Square) – The number of teachers in the U.S. has increased from 2013 to 2020 while the number of students has decreased, according to data from the… Read More
State Government
Missouri Auditor uses union data, which conflicts with education department, to claim ‘poor’ state funding(The Center Square) – Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway used a teacher’s union report to criticize state funding of public schools, but the report contradicts data from the state’s department… Read More