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Jeremiah Poff, Education Reporter


NextImg:Teachers unions spent summer scheming how to bring liberal ideas into classrooms: Report


The nation's two largest teachers unions spent their summer conferences training their rank-and-file members on how to incorporate ideas of gender, sexuality, and critical race theory into the classroom, according to a new report.

The Defense of Freedom Institute, a conservative think tank, outlined the programs and training sessions held by the American Federation of Teachers and the National Education Association during their respective summer conferences in a report titled "Summer of Woke, The Sequel."

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According to the report, which was authored by DFI policy counsel Paul Zimmerman and spokeswoman Angela Morabito, the two teachers unions "promot[ed] measures that would embed radical gender ideology in our schools, require school systems to obsess over race-based preferences, remove school employees’ ability to discipline students effectively, and enlist teachers in efforts to indoctrinate students."

Among these efforts included a session at the AFT TEACH conference, where teachers were offered training on "Affirming LGBTQIA+ Identities in and out of the Classroom" which included training on navigating state and local policies that "prevent the wider acceptance and celebration of all individuals, especially those in the LGBTQIA+ community.”

Not to be outdone, the NEA furnished its members with a "pronoun guide" that listed "ze" "zim" and "zir" on a list of "most common pronouns."

"We wanted to look into every available source on what these unions are doing with their own members over the summer, and we found, to no surprise, that they are spending this time training their teachers to indoctrinate students," Morabito told the Washington Examiner in an interview.

Zimmerman likewise called the things put forth during NEA's summer programs "totally inappropriate" and noted that the organization has a congressional charter.

"I think Americans have every right to know what's going on at its annual assembly," Zimmerman said. "[The union] has no right to hide what it's doing behind closed doors."

Morabito pointed out that Education Secretary Miguel Cardona was among those who addressed the assembly of the AFT and that during his remarks, the secretary singled out AFT President Randi Weingarten for praise.

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"It's one thing for these unions to gather over the summer and to drive this ideology onto their own members," Morabito said. "It's another thing entirely for members of the Biden administration to show up and cheerlead for this."

The American Federation of Teachers and the National Education Association did not respond to a request for comment.