The teachers union and library lobby push gender ideology on kids
These books exist to teach toddlers and early elementary students that they can reject the body they were born in.
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“Who Funds That?” Episode 2: Maryland Lawmakers and Teachers Unions vs. Parents (with Corey DeAngelis)
Maryland, for my sins my home state, is almost completely controlled by the teachers unions—this was proven during COVID-19, when the state had among the longest school closures in the…
InfluenceWatch Podcast #381: America’s Worst Union Mourns a Terrorist
Last week, radical-left terrorist and cop killer Joanne Chesimard, better known by her nom de guerre Assata Shakur, died in exile in Communist Cuba. You would think that leftists, even…
InfluenceWatch Podcast #373: Everything Leftism and the Antisemitic Teachers Unions
Back in the 1960s, the teachers’ unions, especially the United Federation of Teachers in New York, had a reputation for being strongly Jewish. But today, the teachers unions—especially the National…
When Schools Go Secret: How Oakland Unified and Teachers Unions Are Undermining Parental Rights
There was a time in the country when it was self-evident to everyone that parents have a fundamental right to direct their children's upbringing, education, and care. Now it is…
InfluenceWatch Friday
The information compiled in InfluenceWatch gives news outlets and other interested parties to use this research in future reporting on significant topics that are often overlooked by the American public.
School Choice: The Battle for Parental Rights and Educational Freedom
On January 29, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order in favor of school choice. While the executive order won't suddenly give parents and students access to the billions…
InfluenceWatch Podcast #348: Fix Education Bloat by Breaking Teacher Union Bloat (with Corey DeAngelis)
Almost everyone can look at the education landscape in America today and see that something has gone very, very wrong. Spending per student has increased, and there is no evidence…
Ending the Department of Education: Background
The Department of Education is back in the national spotlight because President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to work toward dismantling it. As usual, anything Trump proposes—good or bad—receives immediate and…
Ending the Department of Education: The Good
As is usually the case at the beginning of government expansion, the origins at least were noble. The public schools in the South had been segregated for nearly 100 years.