The second largest teachers’ union in the United State will make available to millions of public school students a “news media literacy” tool critics say has a significant left-wing bias. In a new partnership announced this week, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) said it will purchase licensed copies of NewsGuard’s “anti-misinformation” browser extension for…
Teachers’ Union Promotes ‘Anti-Misinformation’ Tool, Sparking Left-Wing Bias Concerns
January 27, 2022
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Capitol Report (Jan. 11): Biden Backs Filibuster Change
January 11, 2022
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Democrats on Capitol Hill this week are pushing forward in an uphill battle aimed at changing national voting laws. We bring you more details on the situation in the Senate. And President Joe Biden visited Georgia to join the fight for new rules at the ballot box. But some Georgia voters say a speech from…
Chicago Cancels Classes After Teachers Union Votes to Return to Virtual Learning
January 5, 2022
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Chicago school officials canceled classes Wednesday following a teachers union vote to shift back to virtual learning due to a rise in COVID-19 cases. The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) voted 73 percent in favor of a resolution that called for a return to learning outside classrooms. The union says teachers won’t return to classrooms unless…
Chicago Teachers Union to Vote on Defying City’s Order of In-Person Teaching
January 3, 2022
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Chicago Public Schools (CPS) on Monday opened its classrooms for students returning from winter break, but members of the city’s teachers union will soon vote to decide whether to collectively refuse to work in person. The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) is set to vote on Tuesday on whether its more than 25,000 members would continue…
NYC Teachers Union Calls for Weekly COVID-19 Testing for Children Under 12
September 20, 2021
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New York City’ teachers union is calling on Mayor Bill de Blasio to intensify the COVID-19 testing efforts on children under age 12, who are not yet eligible to be vaccinated. In a letter to the mayor, the United Federation of Teachers (UFT) president, Michael Mulgrew, argued that the city should restore its previous testing…
NYC Teachers Union Calls for Weekly COVID-19 Testing for Children Younger Than 12
September 20, 2021
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New York City’s teachers union is calling on Mayor Bill de Blasio to intensify COVID-19 testing efforts on children younger than 12 years old, who aren’t yet eligible to be vaccinated. In a letter to the mayor, United Federation of Teachers (UFT) President Michael Mulgrew argued that the city should restore its previous testing frequency….
NYC Teachers Union Ready to Take Legal Action Against Call for Taking Off Unvaccinated Staff From Payroll
September 4, 2021
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The United Federation of Teachers (UFT) is resisting full compliance with New York City’s vaccine mandate for public school teachers and staffers. Michael Mulgrew, president of UFT, said city hall has asserted that unvaccinated staffers will be taken off the payroll without exception, that is, including those with religious and medical exemptions. “The city, however,…
NYC Teachers Union to Take Legal Action Against Call for Layoffs of Unvaccinated Staff
September 4, 2021
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The United Federation of Teachers (UFT) is resisting full compliance with New York City’s vaccine mandate for public school teachers and staffers. Michael Mulgrew, president of UFT, said city hall has asserted that unvaccinated staffers will be taken off the payroll without exception, that is, including those with religious and medical exemptions. “The city, however,…
LA Teachers’ Union Leader Says Learning Loss During Pandemic Is a Myth
The leader of United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA), which represents more than 30,000 employees in the nation’s second largest public school district, said in a recently published interview that learning losses during the pandemic are a myth. “There’s no such thing as learning loss,” UTLA President Cecily Myart-Cruz told Los Angeles in what the magazine…
Philadelphia School Board Votes to Require COVID-19 Vaccination for All Employees
The Philadelphia School Board has voted unanimously to require COVID-19 vaccinations for 20,000 employees of the public school district, which is set to fully reopen for the first time since last March. The decision, which came during a special session on Tuesday night, will not go into effect immediately. Philadelphia school officials will meet with…
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