How Teachers Unions became Platforms for Political Activists w/ Paul Zimmerman

Chapters

00:00 Defense of Freedom Institute: Mission & Focus

02:48 Ideological Capture of Teachers Unions

06:16 How Teachers Unions Shifted Ideologically

09:03 Strategic Control of Education Systems

11:59 Ideology Inside School Districts

15:08 Unions and the Push for Radical Agendas

18:34 Democratic Socialists’ Influence in Unions

22:50 NEA vs. AFT: Comparing Union Radicalism

26:21 How Union Ideology Continues to Evolve

27:33 Why Countering Union Power Is So Difficult

30:36 Paths to Transparency and Accountability

32:41 Research, Data, and Oversight in Education

34:39 Teacher Colleges and Ideological Training

37:09 Political Money and Education Policy

39:01 Cultural Transformation in Schools

45:32 Confronting Antisemitism in Education