Overview

• NEA delegates approved in Portland a resolution instructing educators to stop using, endorsing or publicizing ADL curricular materials and statistics.
• The measure advances to the NEA’s nine-member executive committee for final approval before it can take effect.
• The NEA’s Jewish Affairs Caucus condemned the vote as exclusionary and said its members will continue using ADL resources in classrooms.
• Supporters credited the #DropTheADLFromSchools grassroots campaign with rallying left-wing educators behind the effort to cut ties.
• The ADL denounced the decision as “profoundly disturbing” at a time when antisemitic incidents are at record highs.