Posted on 12/20/2023 1:15:54 AM PST by Libloather
The leader of one of the nation's largest teachers unions was seen in a viral video saying that school choice "undermines democracy."
American Federation of Teachers (AFT) President Randi Weingarten made the remarks at the "Network for Public Education Action" national conference in October.
A clip of her remarks blasting methods of school choice was shared on X and went viral on social media this week.
In the video, Weingarten took aim at former White House Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, Manhattan Institute's Christopher Rufo, and American Federation For Children Senior Fellow Corey DeAngelis for advocating for school choice measures.
"They have not one thing that they offer as a solution other than privatizing or voucherizing schools which is about undermining democracy and undermining civil discourse and undermining pluralism because 90% of our kids go to public schools still," she said. "They just divide. Divide. Divide. Divide."
School choice policies allow parents to send their kids to schools outside their neighborhood or opt out of going to the public school in their neighborhood. Most states restrict parents to schools within their zip code or the school district that presides over their residential area.
Teachers unions typically lobby against school choice because they claim it siphons off taxpayer funding that is being allocated to other educational options and instead could be used to boost teachers' salaries, invest in public school facilities, and recruit more teachers.
The video of Weingarten was shared by Parents Defending Education president Nicole Neily.
"Randi Weingarten says people who want to let families choose where they send their children to school are attacking our democracy," Neily said in a tweet about the video.
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Randi Weingarten is commie filth... She should NOT be allowed near our children.
Commies don’t usually care about ‘democracy’. How do we know? Because there’s not ONE commie hellhole that’s a democracy and there never will be one. So it’s a mystery why a commie like s Randi Weingarten would use that word.
“She’s the one in charge of showing porn to kids.”
Making sure they go tran as early as possible, too.
Reading, ‘ritin’, ‘rhythmatic’ and Reason, however, “undermine democracy, too,” as does history without a CRT tilt of studious ignorance. How can they vote Dem if they start learning to be independent minded.
She got the DNC memo?
All of America has to learn and recognize that when any on the Left argue something will “undermine democracy” what is really going on is something the Left fears will undermine THEM.
“our democracy” = Communism!
Darn right.
-PJ
There are, iirc, two teachers’ organiazations, both ultra leftist; and teachers’ colleges, from which public school teachers must graduate, teach leftist garbage. All public employees’ unions should be made illegal, as was the case previously.
Teacher’s......tax paid public employees......
shouldn’t have unions. The Wino/garten is prime proof.
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