The nation's largest teachers union approved a $127k measure to publicize information on CRT
They also approved a $56k measure to conduct opposition research on CRT opponents
But they failed to pass this measure to "make student learning the priority of the Association" in 2019
DEFEATED:
"The [NEA] will re-dedicate itself to the pursuit of increased student learning in every public school in America by putting a renewed emphasis on quality education. NEA will make student learning the priority of the Association." ra.nea.org/business-item/…
BREAKING: U.S. Supreme Court just agreed to take up a case on private school choice.
Maine's private school choice program doesn't allow families to take their children's education dollars to private religious schools
This prohibition discriminates against religious families and flies in the face of the Montana v Espinoza (2020) SCOTUS decision.
SCOTUS decided in Montana v Espinoza (2020) that preventing school choice families from taking their children's education dollars to private schools just because they were religious violated the Free Exercise Clause of the 1st Amendment
"Democrat Tony Evers recently vetoed a bill that would have expanded educational freedom in the state just when families needed it the most." nationalreview.com/2021/07/wiscon…
"The bottom line is that the education system is supposed to exist to meet the needs of families, not the other way around.
Governor Evers has prioritized the desires of the system over the needs of thousands of students by preventing families from having educational options."
The nation's largest teachers union has a new business item awaiting debate:
"The NEA will call for mandatory safe & effective COVID-19 vaccinations & testing for all students and staff before returning to face-to-face instruction in the fall, subject to medical exceptions[...]"