US EditionHouse Republicans renew effort to repeal charter for NEA education union
UNITED STATES, JUL 16 – Republican lawmakers accuse the National Education Association of breaching its founding mission with partisan and antisemitic resolutions, citing its $2 million political donations mainly to Democrats.
- Republican lawmakers, led by Representative Mark Harris and Senator Marsha Blackburn, are introducing legislation to revoke the National Education Association's federal charter due to its recent partisan resolutions and alleged antisemitism.
- The proposed National Education Association Charter Repeal Act follows criticism of the NEA for prioritizing political agendas over education, as noted by Harris.
- Representative Harris cited education activist Corey DeAngelis, who highlighted that 98% of NEA's political donations went to Democratic candidates during the last election cycle.
- The NEA has been criticized for political donations, spending nearly $2 million on Democratic candidates during the 2024 election cycle, as stated by Representative Mark Harris.
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Lawmakers seek to revoke charter for major teachers union
(The Center Square) - Republican lawmakers have introduced a new bill that would revoke the National Education Association’s federal charter, over concerns of its priorities.
GOP Politicians Renew Push to Revoke the National Education Association's Federal Charter
Congressional Republicans have renewed calls to revoke the federal charter for the nation’s largest teachers union on the grounds that the association has strayed from its original mission. The National Education Association (NEA) has maintained its federal charter since 1906, at which time the group was given a unique position among labor unions to “elevate [...] The post GOP Politicians Renew Push to Revoke the National Education Association’s…
'Congress Must Reject This Attack': GOP Bill Would Revoke Charter of Largest US Teachers Union
The president of the National Education Association said Republicans are attacking the union because "the billionaires that fund their campaigns don't want educators to have a voice."
Guest Column: Why Are They So Afraid of Choice?
Rep. Darin McCann writes, "If the WEA believes so strongly in public education, they should welcome the opportunity to prove their model is still the best. But instead, they use legal roadblocks and union muscle to deny families the very freedom they themselves enjoy: the freedom to choose."
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