News Analysis Randi Weingarten, the powerful president of the American Federation of Teachers, hasn’t been a working teacher in more than a quarter of a century. Of the six years she spent teaching social studies, half of them appear to have been as a substitute. Yet despite the long absence from her short tenure in…
National Teachers Union Recommends Explicit Book ‘Gender Queer’ in Educators’ Reading List
The National Education Association (NEA) is recommending that educators read “Gender Queer,” a controversial memoir in the form of a graphic novel that contains sexually explicit content and discussion of adult topics. “Gender Queer” has attracted mass protests from parents who have demanded its exclusion from public school libraries over its visual depictions of sexual acts…
LIVE 12:30 PM ET: Biden Participates in National Education Association Event
President Joe Biden participates in an event held by the National Education Association at 12:15 p.m. ET on July 4. …
LIVE NOW: Biden Participates in National Education Association Event
President Joe Biden participates in an event held by the National Education Association at 12:15 p.m. ET on July 4. …
Biden Participates in National Education Association Event
President Joe Biden participates in an event held by the National Education Association at 12:15 p.m. ET on July 4. …
New Law Requires New Jersey Schools to Teach K–12 Media Literacy
With the signing of a bill this week by Democrat Gov. Phil Murphy, New Jersey has become the first state requiring schools to teach media literacy to all K–12 students in an effort to teach them how to recognize misinformation. The bill adds “information literacy” to New Jersey Student Learning Standards as a new content…
Watchdog Complaint Alleges Unethical Coordination Between Top Education Official, Teachers’ Union
Federal watchdog group Protect the Public’s Trust (PPT) filed a complaint on Dec. 1 alleging that a top Department of Education (DOE) official gave “privileged access and undue influence” in the department’s policymaking process to the National Education Association (NEA), the teacher’s union where she was previously employed. “As insidious as the teachers’ unions influence…
Teachers Leave National Education Association, Say Union Pushes Politics With Member Dues
Imagine part of your paycheck is removed each month and sent to a rich, powerful nonprofit that advances culture-changing causes in conflict with your values, such as anti-gun legislation, promoting racism, and teaching children to how to alter their gender. That is the reality for many teachers union members. Some Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA)…
Preferred Pronouns and More: What I Saw at a Teachers Union Convention
Commentary As a teacher, I attended the recent National Education Association convention, and my worst fears were confirmed. Public schools are no longer a safe place for families who hold traditional values or for families who believe gender (as in male/female binary) is biologically determined. It was also evident that the teachers union is a…
Twitter Suspends Main Account, Multiple Staff Accounts for Education Website That Highlights CRT
Twitter has suspended four accounts associated with “The Chalkboard Review,” a website that includes a detailed guide to critical race theory (CRT) along with other resources and commentary on education. The social media company, which named Parag Agrawal as CEO after founder Jack Dorsey stepped down from the role in November, suspended the publication’s main…
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