{"id":2664484,"date":"2026-09-18T21:03:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T01:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/teachers-unions-throw-a-public-fit-over-kathy-hochuls-rare-good-move-to-sign-onto-trumps-education-plan\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T21:06:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T01:06:08","slug":"teachers-unions-throw-a-public-fit-over-kathy-hochuls-rare-good-move-to-sign-onto-trumps-education-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/teachers-unions-throw-a-public-fit-over-kathy-hochuls-rare-good-move-to-sign-onto-trumps-education-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Teachers Unions Throw a Public Fit Over Kathy Hochul&#8217;s Rare Good Move to Sign Onto Trump&#8217;s Education Plan"},"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\">36<\/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-throw-a-public-fit-over-kathy-hochuls-rare-good-move-to-sign-onto-trumps-education-plan%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=2664484&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--><p>New York Governor Kathy Hochul received criticism from teachers\u2019 unions and political groups after supporting President Trump\u2019s school voucher program, which offers taxpayer-funded private scholarships. Despite her initial support and plans to implement the program, unions, labor groups, and some democrats opposed it, arguing it threatens public education funding and accountability. They organized rallies and expressed concerns over diverting resources from conventional public schools. Hochul and her officials argued the program would expand educational opportunities without harming public schools and that competition coudl improve overall education quality. Critics assert that unions, strongly aligned with the democratic Party, prioritize self-preservation and political power over students\u2019 best interests. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-life-group-accused-of-deceiving-donors-and-actively-working-to-keep-abortion-legal\/\" title=\"Pro-Life Group Accused of &#039;Deceiving Donors and Actively Working to Keep Abortion Legal&#039;\">debate highlights ongoing tensions<\/a> between efforts to increase school choice and the influence of unions on public education policies. additionally,<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >recent test performance data reveal poor academic outcomes<\/a> in New York,fueling calls for reform and increased parental influence over educational choices.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>New York\u2019s Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul faced backlash from teachers\u2019 unions this week for supporting President Donald Trump\u2019s tax credit program meant to promote school choice.<\/p>\n<p>Union leaders, the labor movement, and her own party called on Hochul to reject the voucher plan during a Wednesday gathering, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/2026\/09\/16\/nyc-teachers-union-flexes-political-muscle-in-bid-to-unwind-hochul-support-for-trump-voucher-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according<\/a> to The New York Daily News.<\/p>\n<p>Hochul said in May that she planned to opt into the program, as governors must sign on before families in their state can reap the benefits.<\/p>\n<p>Under the proposal, taxpayers would receive a matching credit of up to $1,700 by donating to designated nonprofits that fund private scholarships.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/edlawcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Federal-Vouchers-FAQ-9-15-2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">deadline<\/a> to join is Jan. 1, 2027.<\/p>\n<p>Rather than support this common-sense approach and do what\u2019s right for New York\u2019s children, various unions, labor groups, and liberal lawmakers are ripping it apart because they\u2019re terrified of losing funding.<\/p>\n<p>They held a rally in which over 80 organizations showed up to push Hochul into reconsidering.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a bad thing,\u201d said United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew. \u201cIt\u2019s a bad thing when it comes to all of the children in our state who go to public schools. It is a bad thing when we say we\u2019re going to take taxpayer money and give it to folks with no accountability \u2014 none.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Accountability? How about accountability for teachers who push liberal propaganda onto children? What about the educators who receive tenure and are almost impossible to fire, despite their students being illiterate?\u00a0Where is the uproar for them?<\/p>\n<p>God forbid public unions don\u2019t get their pound of taxpayer flesh. The irony here is downright glaring.<\/p>\n<p>Teachers unions are deeply political and amount to an arm of the Democratic Party. You can\u2019t take anything they say at face value. Self-preservation is the name of the game.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019ve also been known to pressure teachers who dissent and refuse to join the hive mind. Until a few years ago, unions collected mandatory dues from teachers who weren\u2019t even a part of their group, until the practice was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.empirecenter.org\/publications\/supreme-court-rules-for-ny-workers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">struck down<\/a> by the Supreme Court in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>But suddenly, unions are the new voice of reason? That\u2019s complete nonsense.<\/p>\n<p>The governor\u2019s office reportedly pushed back on claims that the voucher program would hurt public school funding, and added that Trump\u2019s plan would help provide tutoring and busing services at public schools as well.<\/p>\n<p>Jonah Allon, a spokesman for Hochul, said that her \u201cpriority is making sure every student receives an education that best meets their needs, which is why she wants the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chris-talgo-education-choice-for-children-act-would-be-a-total-game-changer\/\" title=\"Chris Talgo: ... Choice for ... Act Would Be a Total Game Changer\">federal scholarship tax credit<\/a> to benefit all New York students.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Allon added, \u201cThese credits have the potential to expand academic opportunity for public and private school students across our state without diverting resources from public schools or state and local budgets.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Families who earn up to 300 percent of their region\u2019s median income \u2014 or up to $309,000 in New York City \u2014 could qualify for scholarship funds.<\/p>\n<p>Even parents who are already paying for private schooling, but who also meet the income threshold, could be included \u2014 and they should be. Why limit school choice for anyone?<\/p>\n<p>Competition breeds success. This could serve as a wake-up call for public administrators and educators to raise their standards and get back to the basics.<\/p>\n<p>They could even try innovating and building a better framework to make public schools more appealing, yet we all know that would require working more than nine months out of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Part of the reason the public system has failed America\u2019s students is that it\u2019s protected by the Democratic Party at all costs. It\u2019s become a cult-like obsession.<\/p>\n<p>Public school teachers and their union backers are framed as heroes, while sound alternatives like charter and religious schools are branded as biased, evil, or incompetent.<\/p>\n<p>Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, who has long been a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/woke-union-chief-embattled-dnc-machine-hums-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">destructive force <\/a>in education, was in attendance at the rally and lamented that public schools would be defunded. Good. It\u2019s about time.<\/p>\n<p>Where was this sense of urgency when parents spoke up about explicit books being read to their children in school? Where was Weingarten when educators paraded their political preferences all over the internet, expressing contempt for the very taxpayers who fund their salaries?<\/p>\n<p>Maybe someone should ask Weingarten why New York is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/2026\/09\/why-is-new-york-covering-up-test-scores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shielding<\/a> test scores of Advanced Placement (AP) exams from the public.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s most likely because the results are abysmal. How can teachers be bothered to focus on facts when they\u2019re teaching children about DEI, LGBT rights, the evil nature of Trump, and systemic racism? Why teach critical thinking when you can just hang up a pride flag, preach your own opinion, and call it a day?<\/p>\n<p>National Review published a piece Friday citing student performance on the National Assessment of Educational Progress tests from 2024, and it doesn\u2019t look good.<\/p>\n<p>That year, 35 percent of New York\u2019s eighth graders scored below \u201cbasic\u201d in reading. That\u2019s abysmal and unacceptable. <strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It also amounts to a betrayal of parental trust that demands reform.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, it all comes down to power. Public school teachers and unions have been feeding off hard-working taxpayers for years, while producing little more than political sermons and poor test scores.<\/p>\n<p>By giving parents power over curriculum, activities, school board politics, and a choice of where they send their child, it weakens the public sector stranglehold and sends them into a frenzy.<\/p>\n<p>Every family is entitled to choice, especially given how much of our tax dollars flow to ineffective institutions, where teachers are told to vote Democrat down the line in exchange for perks and higher salaries. 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