The Maine Wire
  • News
  • Commentary
  • Maine Wire TV
  • About
  • Contact
Facebook Twitter Instagram
Trending News
  • Maine Wire TV: Gary Drinkwater and Heidi Sampson on School Vaccine Mandates and Education Reform
  • Question A Helps Fix the Mess Socialists Made in Portland
  • Pro-Life Group Thinks Mills’ Late-Term Abortion Bill Lacks Votes to Pass
  • House Dems Vote Against Letting Healthcare Workers Who Refused COVID-19 Jabs Return to Jobs
  • Portland Police Seize 67 Grams of Fentanyl in Arrest
  • NYC Mayor Says City Considering Housing Asylum Seekers in ‘Private Residences’
  • Notorious Cold War Spy Dies In Prison
  • Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows Claims Credible Threat Made Against Her Life on Social Media
Facebook Twitter Instagram
The Maine Wire
Login
Tuesday, June 6
  • News
  • Commentary
  • Maine Wire TV
  • About
  • Contact
The Maine Wire
Home » News » Teachers Union: We know better than parents
Education

Teachers Union: We know better than parents

Steve RobinsonBy Steve RobinsonNovember 15, 2022Updated:November 15, 20221 Comment2 Mins Read
Facebook Twitter Email LinkedIn Reddit
Union boss Randi Weingarten (right) holds an upside-down Ukranian flag to show her commitment to the current thing.
Share
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email

The National Education Association (NEA), America’s second largest teachers’ union, set off a firestorm over the weekend with a tweet that said unionized teachers at government-run schools are the best and final authority on what’s best for children.

Educators love their students and know better than anyone what they need to learn and to thrive.

— NEA (@NEAToday) November 13, 2022

The tweet may be an innocent quip from some social media intern, but it points to a broader divide between supporters of government-run schools and parents who are increasingly concerned with what’s being taught in the classroom.

The teachers unions are a powerful political force in Maine and across the nation. Every election cycle, the teachers’ unions spend tens of millions of dollars — money taken from teachers paychecks — to help elect politicians. So the message emanating from the top has serious consequences for both government-run schools and politics generally.

Although the teachers unions regularly maintain that they lobby in the interests of students, that claim is hardly supported by recent experience. During the pandemic, the NEA and its partner the American Federation of Teachers played a lead role in closing down government-run schools. Those school closures were aimed at protecting school teachers, but the cost for doing so has been paid in student learning loss, rising youth mental illness, and higher rates of suicide.

Previous ArticleBeware the Digital Dollar and CBDCs
Next Article Let’s Give Another $37 Billion to Ukraine, says White House
Steve Robinson
  • Twitter

Steve Robinson is the Editor-in-Chief of The Maine Wire. ‪He can be reached by email at Robinson@TheMaineWire.com.

Related Posts

Maine Wire TV: Gary Drinkwater and Heidi Sampson on School Vaccine Mandates and Education Reform

June 6, 2023

Pro-Life Group Thinks Mills’ Late-Term Abortion Bill Lacks Votes to Pass

June 6, 2023

House Dems Vote Against Letting Healthcare Workers Who Refused COVID-19 Jabs Return to Jobs

June 6, 2023

1 Comment

  1. Britney on June 1, 2023 7:35 PM

    LMFAO IS THAT SO? THESE PERVERTS DO REALIZE WITHOUT US SENDING OUR KIDS TO THESE SCHOOLS THEY WOULD NOT HAVE A JOB RIGHT? I WILL BE HOME SCHOOLING AND I AM WILLING TO BET MANY OTHERS WILL FOLLOW. HOPE YALL ENJOY FLIPPING BURGERS SINCE YOU KNOW SO MUCH!

Leave A Reply

Recent News

Maine Wire TV: Gary Drinkwater and Heidi Sampson on School Vaccine Mandates and Education Reform

June 6, 2023

Question A Helps Fix the Mess Socialists Made in Portland

June 6, 2023

Pro-Life Group Thinks Mills’ Late-Term Abortion Bill Lacks Votes to Pass

June 6, 2023

House Dems Vote Against Letting Healthcare Workers Who Refused COVID-19 Jabs Return to Jobs

June 6, 2023

Portland Police Seize 67 Grams of Fentanyl in Arrest

June 6, 2023
Newsletter

News

  • News
  • Campaigns & Elections
  • Opinion & Commentary
  • Media Watch
  • Education
  • Media

Maine Wire

  • About the Maine Wire
  • Advertising
  • Contact Us
  • Submit Commentary
  • Complaints
  • Maine Policy Institute

Resources

  • Maine Legislature
  • Legislation Finder
  • Get the Newsletter
  • Maine Wire TV

Facebook Twitter Instagram Steam RSS
  • Post Office Box 7829, Portland, Maine 04112

Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.

Sign In or Register

Welcome Back!

Login below or Register Now.

Lost password?

Register Now!

Already registered? Login.

A password will be e-mailed to you.