Teachers unions wield almost total control over traditional government school reopenings and mask mandates across the country. Teachers unions have been using their cozy relationship with the Biden administration to expand their power, at the cost of our children’s education. The pandemic has brought to light how the unions are putting their own interests over those of the children they are there to serve. It is time to oppose the unreasonable demands of teachers unions.
In Case You Missed It via the Washington Examiner:
Teachers unions' unprecedented power grab during Biden administration, COVID-19 could be here to stay
By Barnini Chakaborty
January 3, 2022
Unions have not only pushed back on reopenings — they also dismissed scientific data and bullied their way into getting what they wanted.
Dr. Vinay Prasad, an associate professor in the department of epidemiology and biostatistics at the University of California, San Francisco, tweeted this year that teachers unions "will be held responsible for their irrational demands and stonewalling, and I am not sure they will survive the public reckoning."
United Teachers Los Angeles, for example, called for schools to remain closed until the district could ensure adequate supplies of protective gear for students and teachers. Fair enough. But the 35,000-member union also slipped in a clause that demanded a moratorium on new charter schools in Los Angeles, which had nothing to do with COVID-19 or school reopenings. In fact, it could have been argued that the pandemic revealed the need for additional schooling options that charter schools could provide.
Teachers unions in Boston, Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul teamed up with the Democratic Socialists of America to say traditional public schools could not continue without changes that included a national ban on evictions, an end to voucher programs, and the abolition of standardized testing.
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Financial disclosures have also exposed the political power of the country's two largest teachers unions. Between 2020 and 2021, the NEA shelled out more than $8 million to liberal dark-money groups such as the State Innovation Exchange, Strategic Victory Fund, and State Engagement Fund, Fox News reported. The State Engagement Fund received more than $6.5 million and operates under Democracy Alliance, described by Politico as "the Left's Secret Club."
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