Somewhere along the way the NEA lost its vision and has simply reemerged as another political machine grasping for power. In so doing, the NEA has betrayed parents and students, the very constituents our schools were created to assist. For many the answer is no, but the NEA is seeing to it that children don t have a choice. The NEA is nearly single-handedly responsible for thwarting a burgeoning parental choice movement. The union viscously attacks every viable reform initiative charter schools, vouchers, tax credits, and even home schooling.
Kids are the casualties.
Ultimately, the NEA s leftward lurch has shattered its incredible potential to serve parents, students and its own members. So for now, power and politics prevail. What every teacher needs to know about the National Education Association.