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ICYMI: Students, Not Teachers Unions, Should Be at the Center of Education
WASHINGTON, D.C.,
October 20, 2021
When teachers unions have an outsized role in school districts, the well-being of students is not a priority. We can’t continue letting our children be treated like afterthoughts. It is time to rein in the power of these self-serving unions.
In Case You Missed It via The Hill’s Congress Blog, Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) published an op-ed reacting to National Review’s explosive analysis on teachers unions’ role in keeping classrooms closed during the pandemic.
Students, Not Teachers Unions, Should Be at the Center of Education By: Rep. Virginia Foxx October 19, 2021 It is no coincidence that in districts where parents’ voices are diminished teachers unions pushed for virtual learning and got away with it. I am appalled that so many school districts prioritized teachers unions over their students. This is a pattern that must end. We were falsely told by the media that school districts were “following the science” and that COVID-19 case numbers and community spread would determine whether a school re-opened for in-person learning. This was not the case. Instead, districts with a history and pattern of favoring teachers unions over students were far more likely to choose remote learning last year. Obviously, these districts followed politics, not science… We can’t ignore the fact that shuttering schools has created a massive amount of learning loss. Millions of already struggling students are now more behind than ever… If school districts and the federal education establishment are going to choose teachers unions over America’s students, families should not feel obligated to stay in this broken system…The problems in education are bound to persist until they are willing to do what works for students instead of prioritizing teachers unions. Read the full op-ed in The Hill here. |
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