Throughout 2023, the nation’s teachers unions continually prioritized political power over students. The unions advanced a radical agenda, promoted explicit books in schools, neglected the devastating effects of learning loss, and celebrated prolonged strikes despite students’ abysmal academic scores. Essentially, every major problem in the public school system can be traced back to the teachers unions and their deep pockets.
The Independent Women’s Forum’s Education Freedom Center created a weekly Teachers Union Report Card to expose the pernicious influence of the National Education Association (NEA), the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), and their state and local affiliates. Here are recent teachers union report cards:
- Putting Politics Over Students (American Federation of Teachers)
- Prioritizing a Political Agenda (National Education Association)
- “Banned” Books Week (National Education Association and American Federation of Teachers)
- Explicit and “Banned” Books (National Education Association and Illinois Federation of Teachers
- Education Freedom in Texas (National Education Association and Texas State Teachers Association)
- UFT and Hamas (New York City’s United Federation of Teachers)
- Portland Teachers Union Strike (Portland Association of Teachers)
- Four Unions That Closed School This Fall (National Education Association Affiliates)
- Maryland Union Spends Millions on Travel (Maryland State Education Association)
- Iowa Teachers Union Sues to Expose Children to Sexually Explicit Books (Iowa State Education Association)
- Chicago Teachers Union Leader Makes $289,000
Teachers unions will fight to maintain their power over K-12 education; but as parents keep waking up to their harmful practices, they will continue to take their students out of failing, union-controlled public schools. Stay tuned for more IWF teachers union report cards throughout 2024!
To learn more about teachers unions, read Biden Sacrificed Children’s Learning To Appease Teachers Unions, Teachers’ Unions Pretend To Promote Freedom, and American Federation Of Teachers Union Holds Conference & Independent Women’s Forum Exposes Teachers Unions’ REAL Priorities.
For more information about teachers unions, visit www.iwf.org/issues/education/