For all the talk about “supporting public education,” teachers’ unions have made one thing painfully clear: they’re in this for themselves. Whether it’s the NEA, AFT, or their state-level affiliates, union bosses consistently put their power, money, and political influence above the needs of students or even rank-and-file teachers. While parents scrambled to navigate lockdowns, […]
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Use Taxpayer Dollars to Push Leftist Politics—While Our Kids and Schools Suffer The latest report from Politico shines a light on a growing problem in America: teachers unions have become political machines, more focused on funding progressive candidates and pushing woke agendas than actually improving education. Take the United Federation of Teachers (UFT) in New
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In the fight to reclaim education from federal overreach, parents and policymakers are increasingly turning to school choice as the answer. But as Lisa Logan, researcher and advocate, highlights in a must-watch discussion, the movement is not as grassroots as it seems. Who Really Benefits From School Choice? School choice is often marketed as a way to “rescue
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Putting Education Back in the Hands of Parents and Local Communities For decades, Washington bureaucrats have dictated how American children are educated, stripping local communities of control and burdening schools with top-down mandates that stifle innovation. The U.S. Department of Education, created in 1979, has done little to improve educational outcomes but has become a massive
