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Former Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, blasted American Federation of Teachers President, Randi Weingarten, as the most dangerous person in the world. 

See his comments here.

Never mind the pandemic and lockdowns: public school performance has been a disaster for at least a decade - long before the lockdowns. 

In NY nine years ago, as an example, the percentage of kids in 4th grade you could read at 4th grade level – or even a year behind – was barely 32%. That means less than one-third of 4th graders could even read at 3rd grade level.

Of course, not. That's unacceptable performance.

Would you allow a hospital to perform a routine operation if they told you that patients only survive less than 32% of the time? No way.

So how can we accept this horrible performance for our children?

The NY Legislature in Albany is controlled by the teachers' unions. The same unions that negotiate against the State. The same unions that called for extended school lockdowns.

The teachers' unions fight any effort to bring merit into the system. With tenure, it's nearly impossible to fire bad teachers. This has to end.

AlertAmerica.News wants legislation passed in each State – and for the Federal Government – that requires 85% of union dues to go to member benefits. And, we want to see payroll deduction of union dues end.

Tell Congress and your State Legislature here in a couple of clicks.

We have to move to a merit system in public education. 

• The idea that no teacher can be fired has to end
• Schools must aim for 100% of children reading and doing math at grade level
• Raises must be based on merit and excellent performance
• School choice is a necessity; only competition will push performance up
• School reimbursements should be tied to performance. A school with 95% of kids performing at grade level would get 100% reimbursement. The amount of aid would decline if performance is lacking. 

This article appears at FrontPage Magazine online

"Last fall I taught my last class, ending a teaching career that began in the fall of 1977. During that time I watched as higher education deteriorated under the pressures of leftist ideology, rank careerism, bureaucratic inertia, and philistine utilitarianism. The humanities––English, foreign languages, philosophy, history, the arts––have been particularly corrupted."

Let your Federal and State reps know that we must take back education. That means getting 'woke' out and actually teaching again. 

And it means requiring unions to have 85% of union dues go to member benefits – not campaign contributions for radical candidates.

Payroll deduction of union dues must stop, too. There's no reason for any local, state or Federal government to act as the collection agent for the union

BYLINE: Kelly Austin

Despite the upset victory of Governor Glen Youngkin in VA over parent's rights in the education of their children, Congressman Eric Swalwell recently took the opposite position against parents. He wants the people running education into the ground to have absolute and total control. This is exactly what the Communists want here: indoctrination of American school children. 

From the Fox News article:

"Swalwell ... mocked the notion of parents making major decisions in the education of their children. 

The California Democrat insisted that it is akin to 'putting patients in charge of their own surgeries? Clients in charge of their own trials?' Swalwell declared: 'Please tell me what I’m missing here … This is so stupid."

Parents get informed consent in both representation by their lawyers and in medical treatment. And, they're sick of the indoctrination and poor performance of public schools. 

The dirty secret is that for at least eight years barely 32% of 4th Graders were reading at grade level – or one year behind! Educators don't announce that; they just need more and more money every year – a reward for failing performance.

Did parents have a say in performance that was unacceptable years before the Pandemic lockdowns? Wouldn't parents demand better than 32% of the class to be reading at grade level – or one year behind – if they knew the performance was that bad?!?

Would any parent put their child on an airplane if the airline said they only made it to the destination in one piece 32% of the time? 

Would you let yourself be admitted to a hospital if they told you that patients only make it out alive 32% of the time? Why must parents accept this sorry, inexcusable performance.

The teachers' unions want amnesty for scores dropping even more! They say we need to recover lost ground. I assure you their recovery goal is to get back to 32%. They should be aiming for 100%.

It's time to TAKE ACTION and let your legislators know - whatever state you're in - that we want to take back education and require that 85% of union dues go to member benefits. No more tens of millions in campaign contributions to radical, communist-leaning candidates. And, no more payroll deduction of union dues.