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February 3, 2022

Chicago Teachers Union leader, vocal critic of Lightfoot, says he won’t seek re-election

The president of the Chicago Teachers Union, who has been a vocal critic of Democratic Mayor Lori Lightfoot – at one point calling her "relentlessly stupid" -- says he won’t seek a fifth term, according to a report.

January 26, 2022

GOP senators press Biden admin for answers on 'politically motivated' attacks against parents

Republican senators are requesting a formal investigation into the Biden administration's alleged coordination with the National School Boards Association (NSBA) and the National Education Association (NEA) and whether those relationships were used to silence parents critical of schools' COVID-19 and critical race theory policies.

January 25, 2022

Louisiana-based ambulance company hopes to offer solution to EMS labor crisis: 'Could mean life or death'

The national shortage of EMTs and paramedics is crippling ambulance services across the U.S. Louisiana-based Acadian Ambulance hopes to offer a solution.

January 25, 2022

Cotton presses Cardona on teachers union letter urging social media to stifle opposition to CRT

Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., sent a letter to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona demanding answers on a National Education Association (NEA) letter that followed closely after the National School Boards Association (NSBA) letter comparing concerned parents to domestic terrorists. The NEA suggested that opposition to critical race theory (CRT) is based on "misinformation" that social media companies should stamp out.

January 24, 2022

NYC professors sue over forced representation by 'antisemitic' union

A group of New York City professors is suing over being forced to be represented by a union they say is 'antisemitic'

January 13, 2022

Teachers unions prioritize 'radical social and political agendas,' alienating parents: report

The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and National Education Association (NEA) have embraced "radical social and political agendas" and ramped up funding for political causes in recent years, likely contributing to the backlash at school board meetings across the country, according to a new report.

January 12, 2022

NEA urged social media giants to fight anti-CRT 'propaganda' stoking 'violent' 'radicalized' parents

Shortly after the National School Boards Association (NSBA) sent an infamous letter to the White House comparing concerned parents to domestic terrorists and inspiring a Department of Justice memo, the National Education Association (NEA) sent a similar letter to social media companies, urging them to stifle "propaganda" about critical race theory which had supposedly stoked "a small but violent group of radicalized parents." Critics suggest coordination between the White House, the DOE, the NSBA, and the NEA.

January 12, 2022

Biden surgeon general thanks teachers union chief Randi Weingarten for 'leadership'

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy showered American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten with praise during an AFT virtual event on Tuesday.

January 11, 2022

Education Secretary Cardona solicited NSBA letter comparing protesting parents to domestic terrorists: email

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona solicited the much-criticized letter from the National School Boards Association that compared protesting parents to domestic terrorists, according to an email exchange reviewed by Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ .

January 11, 2022

Chicago schools will reopen after deal reached between union, city

Lori E. Lightfoot, the Chicago mayor, announced on Twitter late Monday that public school children in the city will be able to return to classes on Wednesday after leaders from the teachers union approved a plan with the district.