National teacher union votes down student learning proposals

Approves: Fundamental right to abortion under Roe v. Wade;  enthused over reparations for slave descendants; called on the U.S. government to “accept responsibility for the destabilization” of Central American countries and that this destabilization is “a root cause of the recent increase of asylum seekers in the United States”…; “supporting the Black Lives Matter movement; and teaching the concept of ‘White Fragility’ (which they explain is produced by ‘white supremacy culture’) in NEA professional development.”

“A similar focus was evident in the NEA conference agenda. During the convention, there were breakout sessions on topics like ‘Racial and Social Justice,’ ‘Ethnic and Minority Affairs,’ and ‘Women’s Issues.’ Along with those discussions, delegates heard from a smorgasbord of progressive left warriors like Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, and Bill de Blasio. Meanwhile, per the convention agenda, there wasn’t a single session devoted to curriculum and instruction, nor raising student test scores. (Emphasis added.)

http://www.aei.org/publication/nea-embraces-the-woke-agenda-but-votes-down-student-learning/

The authors note: “The NEA represents 3 million members, mostly public school teachers of all walks of life, from all political persuasions — 60% of whom have identified as Republicans or independents.”

One might guess that few of those 1.8 million were at the convention.