For nearly 40 years I have scratched my head at many of the political decisions of my teachers’ union, the Illinois Education Association.
A search of past blog posts will illustrate a number of past examples.
Endorsing Congressman Mike Bost is just one example of why I long ago stopped donating to the IEA’s political action fund, IPACE.
In the case of Bost, the IEA was not the only union who endorsed him.
The IEA support for Bost was particularly offensive because aside from being a Republican Trumper, on education issues Bost supported Betsy DeVos’ education agenda.
DeVos was an unrelenting opponent of public education and teacher unions.
Now a petition is calling is calling for the expulsion of Bost from Congress.
Bost pissed off CONTINUE READING: How is it that the IEA and other unions endorsed Mike Bost for Congress, a Confederate Insurrectionist? – Fred Klonsky
