The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) is unafraid of wading into political and partisan issues, and is doing so in Florida. The left-wing union is attacking tenure reform as unfair, while conservative politicians say tenure…
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California teachers union spent $2.8 million to fund over 200 school board candidates
The Golden State increasingly moves to the Left politically and the state’s teachers’ union is a large part of this partisan shift. As Americans for Fair Treatment (AFFT) noted, the California Teachers Association (CTA) spent…
Teachers’ union poll finds voters don’t like public school indoctrination
In an unexpected result, a poll commissioned by the left-wing American Federation of Teachers (AFT) union found that voters approved of education policy positions championed by Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and other party figures….
School enrollment among “virtual” districts plummeted
Parents and conservatives were right, while public school officials, teachers’ unions, and politicians were wrong: In-person school instruction is more valuable and safer than shutting down schools during a pandemic. The data is in and…
Education bureaucracy in Texas fears political backlash on Critical Race Theory
Ahead of the 2022 midterm elections, parents are in an uproar, which is worrying education bureaucrats, school board officials, and activist teachers in the education bureaucracy. In the Lone Star State of Texas, Republican Gov….
Hypocritical teachers’ union vows to defend Critical Race Theory
The president of American Federation of Teachers (AFT), Randi Weingarten, denied that critical race theory existed. Weingarten leads the powerful teachers’ union and told Fox News host Martha MacCallum this past spring that critical race…
Left-wing scholars blast states banning critical race theory
Blowback against critical race theory has spread across the country, where Republican-majority state legislatures have proposed or passed laws banning critical race theory in school classrooms. Now, academics criticize these efforts as heavy-handed, authoritarian, and…
Fox News host, teachers’ union president spar over critical race theory
Fox News host Martha MacCallum interviewed American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten about the validity of critical race theory and why it should be taught in America’s classrooms. Weingarten, a self-described history teacher, issued…
West Virginia scores major victory over teachers’ unions
Over the weekend, West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice signed the Hope Scholarship program into law marking a major victory over the teachers’ unions which crippled his state’s education system years before. In February 2018, the…
The Left’s New Deal ‘for Higher Education’ pushes Big Government rules
Two higher education labor groups, discontented with the status quo in higher education, launched a campaign to push for more federal government requirements to hold institutions accountable for student loan debt, post-graduation job prospects, and…
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Book Review: Is ‘The Dying Citizen’ a Prediction of America’s Future?
America’s ongoing and seemingly-constant crises have left Americans scrambling to find a sense of normalcy and safety. Just in time, to cut through the chaotic bombardment of conflicting messages and opinions while providing a voice…
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