Tag: teachers unions

Biden Says Kids Belong to Their Teachers

Commentary Schools are becoming indoctrination factories, trying to turn children against their country and their own parents’ values. It’s what the teachers unions intend. Amazingly, that’s just fine with President Joe Biden, who told a gathering of teachers and union bigwigs on April 27 that the kids are “yours when they’re in the classroom.” That…


Sexualization of Children Pushed by Teachers Unions Undermines Institution of Family: Union Insider

Curricula that sexualize children have been pushed by teachers unions into American schools with the goal of undermining the family structure, said Rebecca Friedrichs, founder of For Kids and Country and a teacher. When Friedrichs was about halfway through her 28-year career as a teacher she became a teachers union representative in her school district,…


Teachers Unions Exploited the COVID-19 Pandemic to Advance a Radical Agenda: Eric Eggers

The two largest U.S. teachers unions used the COVID-19 pandemic to advance a planned agenda for radical changes to public schools. This included pushing critical race theory and trans activism policies while at the same time dismantling education standards by abandoning basic skills like math and reading. According to Eric Eggers, vice president of the…


Teachers’ Unions Are Undermining Their Own Long-Term Viability

Finally, schools across Canada are starting to reopen. Most provinces had switched to remote learning at the beginning of January to assess the impact of the Omicron variant. But now, thankfully, these remote learning sessions are coming to an end. Students in British Columbia and Alberta were back in class on Jan. 10. Meanwhile, Manitoba…


Save the Children, Fire the Teachers Unions

Commentary It started in Chicago, where an incredible 91 percent of union teachers voted to go on strike and refused to do what they get paid to do, which is teach. Then the union walkouts spread to Maryland, New Jersey, and California. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, a liberal Democrat, has attacked the Chicago teachers unions…


CDC Issued Last-Minute Changes to School Reopening Guidance After Being Asked by Teachers Unions, Emails Show

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued last-minute changes to its school-reopening guidance after two prominent teachers unions asked the agency to do so, according to newly obtained emails by watchdog group Americans for Public Trust. The emails, obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request by the watchdog and published online show a string of communications between…


Are Teachers’ Unions Evil?

Commentary America has faced great challenges during the past year and a half: the CCP virus, deep political division, and the aggression of communist China. How have our teachers’ unions responded to these challenges? During the pandemic, front-line workers, such as doctors, nurses, and other hospital workers, dealt directly with sick and contagious patients, while…


Diversity of Thought Is Important in Schools

Commentary If you visit the website of any Canadian teachers’ union, you might think that all teachers reside on the far left of the political spectrum. For example, the British Columbia Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) is not shy about taking left-leaning stands on controversial political topics. Among other things, the BCTF supports student climate strikes, advocates…


Video: The Hidden Costs of School Closures—Hadley Manning

After 18 students committed suicide in Las Vegas, the Clark County school district decided to reopen for in-person learning. The youngest was a nine-year-old. In Chicago, home to the nation’s third-largest public school district, teachers unions have rejected calls by Democratic mayor Lori Lightfoot to re-open, citing concerns about health and safety. In this episode,…