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Reason

Teachers Union Head Mystified by Increase in Homeschooling

American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten misses a pretty big reason why families are leaving traditional public schools.

Reason

J Street Adds Controversial Union Leader To Board, Drawing Criticism

Randi Weingarten's appointment to J Street's board raises concerns over her handling of COVID-19 school closures

Zenger

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Israel Absent As Republican Candidates Tackle Domestic Concerns

Republican candidates focus on domestic issues, leaving Israel out of the debate

Zenger

Autoworkers strike would test Biden's 'most pro-union president in US history' assertion

The prospect of an auto workers strike could test Joe Biden’s treasured assertion that he’s the most pro-union president in U.S. history

The Independent UK

GOP courts union support, but not when it comes to teachers - Roll Call

The GOP’s broad overtures toward unionized workers does not extend to teachers' unions, who remain a favorite target of Republican attacks.

Roll Call

Democrats Try To Whitewash Their Starring Role in School Closures

School closers (and too many journalists) want to evade responsibility for a catastrophic decision.

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AP Psychology effectively banned in Fla.

"Any AP Psychology course taught in Florida will violate either Florida law or college requirements"

Salon

Joe Biden, America's oldest sitting president, needs young voters to win again. Will his age matter?

Joe Biden is already the oldest sitting president in American history at age 80

The Independent UK

As progressives gather in Chicago, Brandon Johnson’s election and state’s social policies celebrated

Brandon Johnson’s election as mayor and Illinois’ enactment of liberalized social policies under Gov. J.B. Pritzker served as rallying points for the three-day Netroots Nation conference, the largest national gathering of progressives and a precursor to next year’s Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

Chicago Tribune

Only 25% of teacher prep programs cover all five core reading instruction areas, national report finds

PHILADELPHIA — Many of the nation's colleges are missing the mark when it comes to training prospective educators on how to teach children to read, according to a new report by a national teacher quality group.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Randi Weingarten Only Taught for 3 Years. She's Getting 15 Years of Public Pension Anyway.

Despite only spending a few years in the classroom, taxpayers could end up shelling out over $200,000 in a public pension for AFT president Randi Weingarten.

Reason

Fauci and Biden Are Rewriting the History of COVID-19 Restrictions

Here are three people whose record on COVID-19 shouldn't be forgotten.

Reason

Don't Be Fooled by Randi Weingarten's Rehabilitation Tour

The teachers union head honcho is trying to engage in some astonishing revisionism, claiming she actually wasn't opposed to school reopening.

Reason

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The Independent UK

Marjorie Taylor Greene suggests stepmoms aren’t real mothers in nasty hearing clash

Ms Greene’s insult is the latest in her controverisal outbursts during committee hearings

The Independent UK

Progressives focus on local-level wins to counter setbacks

For many progressives, the past decade has been littered with disappointments

Chicago Sun-Times

Bernie Sanders leads thousands at UIC get-out-the-vote rally for Brandon Johnson: ‘We have the people’

The Vermont senator aimed to energize Johnson’s progressive base and lift turnout among younger voters, who failed to turn up for the first round of balloting.

Salon

CRT ban a front for school privatization

AFT President Randi Weingarten says GOP has an “intentional strategy” to sow distrust of public schools

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Capital & Main

Teachers Union Head Says Critical Race Theory Bans Are a Front for School Privatization

American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten says GOP has an “intentional strategy” to sow distrust of public schools.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Will Bunch: Trump-DeSantis race to the bottom over schools is golden opportunity for Democrats

The most memorable words from last week's State of the Union hoedown arguably didn't come from an energized President Joe Biden but from his GOP rebutter, Arkansas' new governor, Sarah Huckabee Sanders. She provided an unforgettable frame for the in-its-infancy 2024 president race — albeit maybe not in the way…

The Independent UK

Biden to promote administration wins in speech to Democrats

President Joe Biden hasn’t announced a reelection campaign, but some of the themes of his likely bid should be on display when he addresses a national Democratic Party meeting

WEKU

College Board's revised AP African American studies course draws new criticism

The organization released the new curriculum for the Advanced Placement course after Florida rejected the pilot. The revisions removed units on Black feminist literary thought and Black Lives Matter.

Chicago Sun-Times

Striking UIC faculty pickets, rallies with local, national leaders: ‘Without you, this place would not run’

The union is demanding higher minimum salaries, bigger pay raises that match inflation, mental health support for students, better job security for non-tenure track faculty, learning disability assessments for students and more.

Ballotpedia

Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #41

Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance.

Tribune News Service

Martin Schram: Now we need political heroics

Our news screens were erupting with breaking news of yet another mass shooting. But this time the news that began with a barrage of bullets also became something special — a tale of battlefield heroics on the homefront of a nightspot in Colorado Springs.

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