Public Education
Leaked social media posts show how Chicago Teachers Union leaders smuggled woke ideology into school lessonsSocial media posts by Chicago Teachers Union members and executives describe how they covertly insert far-left woke indoctrination into their lessons. The alarming Facebook posts in the “CTU Members Only… Read More
Public Education
Gubernatorial candidate Kleefisch slams Evers following emails showing union influence on school reopenings(The Center Square) – There are new questions about who is running public schools in Wisconsin following the release of emails between Gov. Tony Evers and the state’s largest teachers’… Read More
Public Education
CDC documents show it followed union wishes, not science, in its COVID-19 masking policiesCoordination between the CDC and labor unions, including teachers’ unions, over pandemic policy guidance was deeper than originally thought. According to an internal calendar provided to Fox News Digital by Americans for… Read More
Public Education
Teachers union urges Washington Supreme Court to uphold capital gains tax(The Center Square) – The Washington Education Association has filed a brief with the state Supreme Court that calls for opening the door to the imposition of… Read More
Public Education
Head of teachers’ union accuses Republicans of ‘brutalizing’ public school proponents and ‘terrorizing gay families’American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten made a number of accusations about Republicans over the weekend in a segment about education issues on MSNBC. Talking with host Ayman Mohyeldin,… Read More
Public Education
GOP leaders look to squash union’s ‘burdensome’ ways in North Carolina school-choice case(The Center Square) – Republicans in the General Assembly want the North Carolina Court of Appeals to halt proceedings in a lower court challenge to the Opportunity Scholarship Program until… Read More
Public Education
Op-Ed: Mask mandate is gone for most Illinois schools, but teachers unions still demand more power over kids, parents(The Center Square) – Illinois’ largest teachers unions in the past two pandemic years have shown their priority is power, not students’ welfare or parents’ rights. In 2020-2021, the Chicago… Read More
Public Education
Charter school teacher gets refund from teachers union that seized dues(The Center Square) – A California union has backed down after facing a potential legal action threatened by the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation on behalf of a… Read More
Public Education
Teachers unions spent big to get mandates and closures in Illinois(Brett Rowland | The Center Square) – Teacher unions have used campaign spending, political organization and collective bargaining power to influence policy decisions during the pandemic. Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker and… Read More
Government, Public Education
Critics say Twitter suspension is latest attempt by teachers union to silence conservative voicesA conservative education news and policy group was hit with a Twitter suspension last week after a teachers union board member reported the account. Critics say it’s one more example… Read More
Public Education
Parents sue Chicago Teachers Union over school closures, ‘illegal strike’(Dan McCaleb | The Center Square) – Seven parents of Chicago Public Schools students are suing the district's teachers union, calling this week's closure of schools over union claims they were… Read More
Public Education
91% of Chicago Teachers Union members plan on pushing for remote learning after winter breakThe Chicago Teachers Union is expected to vote on Tuesday about whether to defy orders from Chicago Public Schools (CPS) to return to in-person instruction. The union urged… Read More
Public Education
Subjects of IEA video call it ‘propaganda,’ say teachers unions upset parents are standing up(Greg Bishop | The Center Square) – A political video published by the Illinois Education Association is being criticized as propaganda by the targets of the production. The six-minute narrated… Read More
Public Education
Alarming trend of teachers’ unions donating to dark money groups continuesThe 2022 midterm elections are less than a year away, and teachers’ unions are already posturing to influence the outcomes. According to new financial disclosures , the National Education… Read More