Republican lawmakers have introduced a new bill that would revoke the National Education Association’s federal charter, over concerns of its priorities.
Since the NEA was exposed for calling President Trump a fascist and adopting resolutions that are partisan driven, many Republicans in Congress believe the the nation’s largest teacher union is prioritizing politics over education and has morphed into a mouthpiece for left-wing extremism.
U.S. Rep. Mark Harris, R-North Carolina, and U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee introduced a bill, the National Education Association Charter Repeal Act, which would revoke the NEA’s federal charter.
The Center Square reached out to the NEA for comment but has not received a response.
After Congress established the NEA in 1906, the goal was for it to support America’s teachers and strengthen its schools. Harris said the NEA has abandoned that mission in order to support radical leftist agendas.
“From branding President Trump a fascist to embracing divisive gender ideology and walking away from efforts to fight antisemitism, the NEA has become nothing more than a partisan advocacy group,” said Harris. “Since the NEA is clearly not prioritizing students, parents or even teachers, it’s time to remove Congress’ seal of approval from this rogue organization.”
Blackburn said the NEA has made it clear it is a partisan organization and it should not be given a platform to expand its woke ideology.
“Time and again, teachers’ unions have shown they’ll put their political agenda ahead of students’ needs,” said Blackburn. “The National Education Association has made it crystal clear it’s a partisan organization, and it shouldn’t be rewarded with a federal charter that platforms woke gender ideology, antisemitism, and left-wing propaganda. Our students deserve better.”
Along with the authors, 12 additional Republicans in the U.S. House are cosponsoring this bill.
“Becky Pringle has weaponized the nation’s largest teachers’ union to push a radical political agenda, funneling millions to Democrats while abandoning students, parents, and teachers,” said U.S. Rep. Mary Miller, R-Illinois, who is a cosponsor of the Charter Repeal Act. “Under her failed leadership, the NEA has become a vehicle for indoctrination, not education.”
Corey DeAngelis, a senior fellow at the American Culture Project, was the one who obtained a copy of the NEA’s resolutions and posted a thread on X, exposing each newly adopted business item.
“NEA pledges to defend democracy against Trump’s embrace of fascism by using the term facism [sic] in NEA materials to correctly characterize Donald Trump’s program and actions,” according to the union’s resolution.
The NEA changed the language of deporting illegal immigrants to “kidnapping” and expressed its support for students protesting against ICE raids.
“NEA opposes Immigration and Customs Enforcement kidnapping student leaders and supports students’ right to organize against ICE raids and deportations,” read another resolution.
In response to the lawmakers’ action against the NEA, DeAngelis took to X, thanking them for their efforts.
“Thank you so much for fighting against the socialists at the National Education Association,” DeAngelis wrote. “It’s time to REVOKE their federal charter.”
U.S. Rep. Scott Fitzgerald, R-Wisconsin, and U.S. Sen. Jim Banks, R-Indiana, previously tried to revoke the NEA’s congressional charter in 2022, but was unsuccessful.
