{"id":2004024,"date":"2023-08-17T17:11:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T21:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/teachers-unions-spent-summer-scheming-how-to-bring-liberal-ideas-into-classrooms-report\/"},"modified":"2023-08-17T17:13:44","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T21:13:44","slug":"teachers-unions-spent-summer-scheming-how-to-bring-liberal-ideas-into-classrooms-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/teachers-unions-spent-summer-scheming-how-to-bring-liberal-ideas-into-classrooms-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Teachers unions plotted to introduce liberal ideas into classrooms during the summer."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fteachers-unions-spent-summer-scheming-how-to-bring-liberal-ideas-into-classrooms-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2004024&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Nation&#8217;s Largest \u200cTeachers Unions Embrace Progressive Education<\/h2>\n<p>The nation&#8217;s two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thats-not-right-cnn-guest-corrects-don-lemon-live-on-air-when-he-says-crt-isnt-taught-in-schools\/\" title=\"\u2019That\u2019s Not Right\u2019: CNN Guest Corrects Don Lemon Live On Air When He Says CRT Isn\u2019t Taught In Schools\">largest teachers unions<\/a> have been \u2064making waves this summer \u200bwith their commitment to incorporating progressive \u2063ideas into the classroom. A recent report by the Defense of Freedom Institute sheds light on the programs and training sessions held \u200bby the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and the National Education Association (NEA) during their respective summer conferences.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Summer of Woke, The\u2063 Sequel<\/h3>\n<p>The report, titled &#8220;Summer of Woke, The Sequel,&#8221; highlights the unions&#8217; efforts to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minnesotas-new-social-studies-curriculum-would-racialize-first-graders-teach-high-schoolers-about-the-evils-of-whiteness-capitalism-and-christianity\/\" title=\"Minnesota\u2019s New Social Studies Curriculum Would Racialize First-Graders, Teach High Schoolers About The Evils Of \u2018Whiteness, Capitalism, And Christianity\u2019\">promote gender<\/a>, sexuality, and\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">critical race theory<\/a> in schools. According to\u200c the report&#8217;s authors, the \u200bunions are pushing for measures that would \u200cembed radical gender ideology,\u2063 prioritize race-based preferences, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/teachers-unions-spent-summer-scheming-how-to-bring-liberal-ideas-into-classrooms-report\/\" title=\"Report: Teachers unions plotted to introduce liberal ideas into classrooms during the summer.\">limit\u2064 school\u2063 employees&#8217; disciplinary powers<\/a>, and \u200bencourage teachers to\u200c indoctrinate students.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>One example of this push is the AFT TEACH conference, where\u200d teachers were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cuba-building-vaccine-plant-in-zimbabwe-that-may-carry-dubious-coronavirus-product\/\" title=\"Cuba Building Vaccine Plant in Zimbabwe that May Carry Dubious Coronavirus Product\">offered training<\/a> on &#8220;Affirming LGBTQIA+ Identities in and out of the Classroom.&#8221; This session aimed to equip educators \u2063with \u200dthe tools to\u200d navigate state\u200d and local policies that hinder the acceptance and \u200dcelebration of individuals, particularly those in the LGBTQIA+ community.<\/p>\n<p>The NEA, not \u200cto be outdone, provided its\u200d members \u200dwith\u200c a &#8220;pronoun guide&#8221; that includes \u2064unconventional pronouns like &#8220;ze,&#8221; &#8220;zim,&#8221; and &#8220;zir&#8221; alongside \u2064more traditional options.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We wanted\u200c to \u200cinvestigate what\u2062 these unions are doing with their members over the summer, and \u2064it&#8217;s \u200dno surprise that they are using this time \u200cto train teachers in indoctrination,&#8221; said Angela Morabito, spokeswoman for the Defense of Freedom Institute, \u2063in an interview with the Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n<p>Paul Zimmerman, policy counsel for the institute, criticized the NEA&#8217;s summer programs as \u2064&#8221;totally inappropriate&#8221; and emphasized the need for transparency, given\u2063 the organization&#8217;s congressional charter.<\/p>\n<p>Education Secretary Miguel\u200c Cardona even addressed the \u200bAFT assembly, singling \u2063out\u200d AFT President\u2063 Randi Weingarten for praise. Morabito\u200d expressed concern over the Biden administration&#8217;s\u2064 support for \u200bthe unions&#8217; ideology,\u2062 stating, &#8220;It&#8217;s one\u200d thing for these unions to gather over the summer and promote this ideology among their members, but it&#8217;s another for members of the administration to show up and cheerlead for it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Despite requests for comment, the American Federation of Teachers and the\u2064 National Education Association did not \u200drespond.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/teachers-unions-summer-conferences-gender-race-critical-race-theory\">The Washington Examiner<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Teachers (AFT) and the National Education Association (NEA). These sessions aimed to equip teachers with knowledge on integrating gender, sexuality, and critical race theory concepts into their teaching. The Defense of Freedom Institute, a conservative think tank, detailed these initiatives in a recent report.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2004025,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2004024","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2004024","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2004024"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2004024\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2004025"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2004024"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2004024"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2004024"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}