Category: Teachers Union

Biden’s New Culture War; ‘Equity’ Orders Are Unconstitutional and Un-American

February 24, 2023
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The White House’s new executive orders pit Americans against each other. Does an arrogant and out-of-touch ruling party not know that division and chaos are sure to follow? Or is that the plan? In this hard-hitting two-part episode of Over the Target Live, Lee Smith speaks with Gene Hamilton and Terry Schilling about the political…

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Mayor Lightfoot: Chicago Teachers Union ‘Brought Chaos’ to Education

February 22, 2023
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Commentary Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot recently summarized the core problem with Chicago’s public education system in plain but powerful terms. Lightfoot stated during a recent debate with two of her opponents in the Chicago mayoral race that the Chicago Teachers Union brought “chaos” to Chicago Public Schools. Lightfoot blamed CTU for the district’s enrollment decline and criticized the…

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For Teachers Unions, Parents and Children Come Last

December 28, 2022
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Commentary Schools in the Rochester school district in Michigan include in their curriculum a course called “History of Ethnic and Gender Studies.” If my child were attending school there, I would wonder why this is in the curriculum as part of K-12 education and what is taught. One mother, Carol Beth Litkouhi, wondered enough that…

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UC Teachers, Workers Ready to Strike at Campuses Across California

November 10, 2022
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Thousands of unionized teachers and researchers at University of California campuses across the state are planning to strike beginning Nov. 14 citing unfair working conditions. About 36,500 union members, represented by the United Auto Workers—an international union representing workers in a variety of sectors, from hospitals to universities—voted overwhelmingly to approve the strike Nov. 2….

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UC Workers Ready to Strike at Campuses Across California

November 10, 2022
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Thousands of unionized workers at University of California campuses across the state are planning to strike beginning Nov. 14 citing unfair working conditions. About 36,500 union members, represented by the United Auto Workers—an international union representing workers in a variety of sectors, from hospitals to universities—voted overwhelmingly to approve the strike Nov. 2. Teachers, researchers,…

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Teachers Union Boss Goes to Ukraine to ‘Assess the Situation’ as US Children Struggle

October 11, 2022
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After fighting to keep many American public schools closed for almost two years, the president of the nation’s second-largest teachers union has traveled to Ukraine to “assess” the poor remote learning conditions for children there. Randi Weingarten, who leads the 1.7 million member-strong American Federation of Teachers (AFT), announced the trip on Monday in the…

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Teachers Leave National Education Association, Say Union Pushes Politics With Member Dues

October 4, 2022
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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)…

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California Teachers Union Conducted Research Targeting Parent Group, Emails Show

September 15, 2022
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Recent emails that were revealed through a public records request show that California Teachers Association (CTA) conducted opposition research targeting Parent Association, a grassroots parent group that worked to get schools reopened during pandemic lockdowns. Opposition research is the practice of collecting information on a political opponent or other adversary that can be used to…

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Teachers Union Head Blames COVID School Closures on Trump, Says Biden ‘Gets Reopening Done’

September 6, 2022
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Amid reports of severe learning loss suffered by American children during school closures, American Federation of Teachers (AFT) president Randi Weingarten is trying to deflect the blame for the widespread school closures onto the Trump administration. “While former President Donald Trump and his education secretary, Ms. [Betsy] DeVos, ranted and raved, their successors put the…

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Conservatives and Union Members Battle For Control of Town’s Schools

August 4, 2022
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Conservatives and a teachers union have squared off over a small Colorado town’s schools. After years with no contested school board election, a conservative slate last November took four of five seats on the Woodland Park School Board in Teller County outside Colorado Springs. They started delivering on campaign promises quickly but just as quickly…

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