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NEA’s Leaked Convention Resolutions Ignite Mockery and Calls to Revoke Federal Charter

Documents leaked July 10 expose the union’s shift from classroom focus to partisan measures such as labeling Trump’s policies as ‘facism’; the resolutions also sever ties with the Anti-Defamation League.

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Overview

  • On July 6, delegates in Portland approved resolutions defending birthright citizenship, opposing ICE raids and deportations, and branding any move to eliminate the Department of Education illegal and racist.
  • A separate business item committed union funds to label President Trump’s actions as “facism” in NEA materials, a misspelling that became the focus of public ridicule.
  • The full set of far-left resolutions was leaked on July 10, triggering viral social media mockery and extensive media coverage.
  • OpenSecrets data shows 98.24% of the NEA’s 2024 political contributions went to Democrats, underscoring critics’ claims of entrenched partisanship.
  • In response to the leaked agenda, members of Congress have proposed legislation to revoke the NEA’s unique federal charter granted in 1906.