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Leaked NEA Training Materials Urge Race–Class–Gender Messaging and Detail Workplace Transition Guidance

Documents posted by Defending Education describe a Dec. 2–4 NEA staff training within the union’s UniServ organizing program.

Overview

  • The leaked handouts instruct participants to use a “race, class, gender” narrative, to “name the villains,” and to characterize Republicans as deploying “racist dog whistles” and “transphobic tropes.”
  • Materials provide workplace gender‑transition resources for educators, including sample transition plans, processes, and template emails announcing a transition.
  • Guidance urges pronoun introductions in meetings, recommends pronoun pins for ID badges, and advises using “genders” to encourage more expansive attitudes.
  • Suggested messaging on sports positions support for transgender women athletes as part of a broader fight for equality in girls’ and women’s athletics.
  • Critics from Defending Education argue the NEA is prioritizing partisan advocacy over academic needs, and the reports note the union has not offered a substantive public response.