Amid a hot national debate over the teaching of the controversial critical race theory (CRT), prominent CRT advocate Ibram X. Kendi on Wednesday led a discussion at a American Federation of Teachers (AFT) summit, likening Americans opposing CRT to those who campaigned against the end of racial segregation in public schools in 1954. Kendi, a…
Ibram X. Kendi Likens Anti-CRT Movement to Backlash Against Brown v. Board of Education Ruling
July 8, 2021
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Largest Teachers’ Union Quietly Removes Pro-CRT Agenda Items From Website
The nation’s largest teachers’ union has quietly taken down a series of adopted and proposed resolutions from its website, including one that calls for the organization to defend the teaching of Marxism-rooted critical race theory (CRT) in public schools. The National Education Association (NEA), which represents more than 3 million employees in public education, previously…
Largest Teachers’ Union Votes to Help Members ‘Fight Back Against Anti-CRT Rhetoric’
The largest labor and teachers’ union has voted to spread and further the teaching of the quasi-Marxist critical race theory (CRT), which it describes as a “reasonable” and “appropriate” framework for students to understand and interpret America’s past and present. The National Education Association (NEA), which represent more than 3 million employees in public education,…
America’s Largest Teachers’ Union Votes to Help Members ‘Fight Back Against Anti-CRT Rhetoric’
The largest labor and teachers’ union has voted to spread and further the teaching of the quasi-Marxist critical race theory (CRT), which it describes as a “reasonable” and “appropriate” framework for students to understand and interpret America’s past and present. The National Education Association (NEA), which represent more than 3 million employees in public education,…
Community Fears School Union’s Return Could Bring Back Gangs, Violence
Teachers, staff, and parents of students at Gompers Preparatory Academy in San Diego say they fear that the return of a labor union after a 16-year hiatus will lead the school back down the path to gang violence, deplorable learning conditions, and poor academic performance. Gompers was put on the state’s watch list of underperforming…
Teachers’ Union Head: CDC ‘Asked Us for Language’ on School Reopening Guidelines
American Federation of Teachers (AFT) president Randi Weingarten on Tuesday said the Center of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) asked her organization to recommend “language” to be used in school opening guidelines released in February. In an interview on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal, Weingarten was specifically asked about a report by the New York Post, which…
Teachers’ Union Head Defends Teaching of ‘1619 Project,’ Critical Race Theory in Schools
May 7, 2021
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American Federation of Teachers (AFT) president Randi Weingarten on Thursday defended The New York Times’ controversial “1619 Project” and critical race theory, saying their opponents have no idea what they are actually about. During an interview with Black News Channel, Weingarten was asked about how black and Hispanic students returning to classrooms deal with an…
California Teacher Sues Union Over Push to ‘Defund the Police’
March 20, 2021
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A California teacher this week sued his local teachers union because of its push to slash funding to the police. Glenn Laird, a longtime graphic design teacher at Eagle Rock High School, has been a member of the United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA) for almost 40 years. But Laird took issue with how the…
Massachusetts Teachers Unions Push to Delay Return to Classroom: ‘This Whole Process Is Being Rushed’
The leaders of three teachers’ unions in Massachusetts are supporting an emergency legislation that would delay the school reopening for the state’s youngest students for another three weeks. State Education Commissioner Jeffrey Riley, who heads the Bay State’s K-12 systems, has ordered school districts to bring students from pre-K to 5th grade back to classrooms…
LA School Board OKs Agreement With Teachers Union For Campus Return
March 11, 2021
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LOS ANGELES—A tentative deal with the teachers union that would restart in-person instruction for Los Angeles Unified District (LAUSD) pre-school and elementary students by mid-April was approved March 11 by the district’s Board of Education. After a roughly two-hour question-and-answer session focusing on the mechanics of the agreement and anticipated structure of school days, the…
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