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Nation’s Largest Teachers Union Demands Biden Oppose Charter School Expansion, End School Choice For D.C.’s Low-Income Students

Ashe Schow
Nation’s Largest Teachers Union Demands Biden Oppose Charter School Expansion, End School Choice For D.C.’s Low-Income Students
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A “policy playbook” released by the National Education Association, the nation’s largest teachers union, suggests the Biden administration should focus on public schools ahead of all else and even curb access to charter and private schools.

Under a section about charter schools, the NEA claims that any “program that diverts resources from the traditional public schools that 90 percent of American students attend by definition undermines the promise of public education.” The organization called on the Biden administration to:

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