Why teachers unions fear, and fib about, new federal program

Published July 7, 2026 7:00am ET



The teachers unions are scared and desperate these days.

How else do you explain the spectacle of Randi Weingarten and Becky Pringle, presidents of the American Federation of Teachers and the National Education Association, respectively, firing off an open letter to the nation’s Democratic governors?

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