When it comes to politics, the teachers’ union rarely misses a roll call. An organization intended to support teachers and their professional needs has morphed into a loud, persistent political…
American Federation of Teachers union President Randi Weingarten is leaving her position with the Democratic National Committee (DNC) due to disagreements with leadership, according to a letter obtained by POLITICO.…
Photo from the U.S. Department of Education via Flickr (licensed under CC BY 2.0) School closure policies aggressively lobbied for by the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), and specifically AFT…
The consequences of tearing down the foundation of society.
I previously wrote about several anti-Israel resolutions that union delegates submitted for consideration at the National Education Association’s Representative Assembly. An unexpected turn of events, including union president Becky Pringle…
Influential music mogul Jay-Z (Shawn Carter) supports Pennsylvania breaking the financial chains that are keeping students stuck in low-performing schools, much to the dismay of the teachers' union.
I would think, by now, the political ideology of the teachers’ union is all but well known, as is its track record of spending significant dollars on politics. A recent…
School choice is making waves across the country thanks to union boss Randi Weingarten.
American Federation of Teachers (AFT) president Randi Weingarten testified before the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic on Wednesday to address school closures during COVID-19. Republican committee members focused…
American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten addressed the National Press Club last week, framing her remarks as a “defense of public education.” But Weingarten’s dire warnings about the “existential…
Personal responsibility plays an important role in education. The public school institution has a responsibility to create an environment for learning. The student has the responsibility to engage in learning…
American Federation of Teachers (AFT) president Randi Weingarten’s gross salary was over $426,000 from 2020-2021, according to the union’s federal LM-2 filing cited in a report by Americans for Fair…
“Critical Race Theory is not taught in K-12 schools,” American Federation of Teachers (AFT) president Randi Weingarten tweeted on July 6, 2021. And in another tweet: “We don’t teach Critical…
Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, says her union is “all in” on fully reopening schools five days a week this fall. “There is no doubt: Schools…
The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) had influence on the school reopening guidance released in February by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), according to emails Americans for…
No April Fools jokes here. American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten stated recently in an interview: “We’ve been trying to reopen schools since last April.” The comment was made…
Yesterday (March 18), I wrote about a new study published by the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases that found three feet physical distancing policies in K-12 schools didn’t negatively impact student…
Given that many students were struggling and behind academically pre-COVID, measuring student achievement and academic progress through state assessments during a pandemic—even if it's challenging—matters.
Teachers' unions across the country (including the St. Paul Federation of Educators), the Democratic Socialists of America and other left-leaning organizations endorsed and coordinated demonstrations yesterday (August 3) as part…
The nation’s second largest teachers’ union has endorsed Joe Biden for president. Now both national teachers’ unions (AFT and NEA) have backed the former vice president. But what about union…
Denise Specht, President of Education Minnesota makes over $206,000 a year. Specht's gross salary increased $5,794 in 2016. Almost 70 executives and other staff at Education Minnesota make over $100,000…
School districts, under pressure from the Obama administration, adopted new student discipline policies referred to often as “restorative justice.” One of the goals was to reduce the number of minority…
"The internal AFT slideshow predicts that if the Supreme Court rules to undercut agency fees, the increased time spent on “member maintenance” will detract from the organization’s “other more progressive…
Charter schools are the “polite cousins of segregation,” in the words of Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers. Last year the National Association for the Advancement of…