SCOOP: Teachers Union Head Under Fire For Trying To Use Pension Funds For Leftwing Political Goals
The second largest teachers union in the U.S. may be using pensions to advance their political agenda, an education watchdog suggests.
Parents’ rights group the American Parents Coalition (APC) has also accused teachers’ unions such as AFT of influencing institutions.
“Randi Weingarten has proven over and over again her priorities are advancing a radical political agenda at the expense of children. Parents have watched Weingarten use AFT as a political machine for years, pushing activist curriculum into classrooms and keeping schools closed longer than necessary, which led to devastating learning loss,” APC Executive Director Alleigh Marré told the DCNF. “It is not surprising that Weingarten is also prioritizing this political agenda at the expense of teachers and retirees. If organizations like AFT are going to continue to claim they are advocating for education, they need to be prioritizing children, parents, and teachers, not radical ideology.”
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