Former Teachers’ Union Boss Eyes Biden Top Education Post
The former president of the nation’s largest teachers’ union is making a pitch to become U.S. Secretary of Education should Joe Biden become president.
Lily Eskelsen García
Report: Joe Biden Considering Teachers’ Union Leaders for Education Secretary
Joe Biden is reportedly considering teachers’ union leaders to replace Betsy DeVos, should the former vice president be declared the winner of the 2020 presidential election.
Teachers’ Union Head Eskelsen Garcia: ‘I Double-Dog Dare Donald Trump to Sit in a Class of 39 Sixth Graders and Breathe That Air’
As President Donald Trump pushes to reopen schools in the fall amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, National Education Association (NEA) president Lily Eskelsen Garcia on Wednesday “double-dog” dared the president to “sit in a class of 39 sixth graders and breathe that
Teachers’ Union Head to Members: Scream Bloody Murder if Schools Reopen Prematurely
Teachers’ union heads are condemning Trump’s suggestion that schools in some areas of the nation consider reopening prior to summer.
NEA Endorses ‘Former School Bus Driver’ Joe Biden for President
The National Education Association (NEA), the nation’s largest labor union, has endorsed Democrat Joe Biden for president.
Joe Biden: ‘If I’m President, Betsy Devos’s Whole Notion, from Charter Schools to This, Are Gone’
Former Vice President Joe Biden appeared to reverse course on charter schools during Saturday’s MSNBC Public Education Forum 2020 in Pittsburgh.
NEA Votes to Allow Non-Teachers as Members
NEA delegates voted to open up membership to non-teachers who will be eligible to donate to the union’s political action committee (PAC).
NEA President: Trump Pushing U.S. ‘Towards Authoritarianism and Despotism’
The president of the NEA said President Donald Trump is “pushing” the nation “towards authoritarianism and despotism.”
Teachers Urged to Include ‘Social and Emotional Learning’ that Created ‘White Privilege’ into Classrooms
Panelists at the South by Southwest (SXSW) EDU 2019 conference this week urged educators to make “social and emotional learning” (SEL) part of every core subject in K–12 classrooms.
Teachers’ Union President, Transgender Advocate Push LGBTQ Agenda on Kindergartners
The president of the nation’s largest teachers’ union joined a man who identifies as a woman in teaching transgender ideology to an Arlington, Virginia, kindergarten class last week.
Denver Teachers Strike for Higher Pay in #RedForEd Campaign
The National Education Association (NEA), the nation’s largest teachers’ union, is led by Lily Eskelsen Garcia and is calling for support for the striking teachers, using the hashtag #RedForEd, a radical socialist movement that Marxist teacher Noah Karvelis launched in Arizona.
DeVos Infuriates Left: ‘School Decision’ to Report Illegal Students to ICE
“Sir, I think that’s a school decision,” DeVos responded. “That’s a local community decision. And again, I refer to the fact that we have laws and we also are compassionate, and I urge this body to do its job and address or clarify where there is confusion around this.”
