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House panel probes Randi Weingarten over alleged use of teachers' union dues to finance book

Jewish News Syndicate

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July 12, 2026

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Narrative Analysis: Testimonial

The U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce has asked the American Federation of Teachers president to hand over all documentation related to her book, Why Fascists Fear Teachers.

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Independent Online

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· Jul 10, 2026

Funding crisis: Holomisa accuses Treasury of jeopardising SANDF operations

Funding crisis: Holomisa accuses Treasury of jeopardising SANDF operations

Wirepoints

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· Jul 1, 2026

Palatine school district allegedly used tax dollars for referendum campaign – The Black Chronicle

The complaint seeks an investigation into whether Palatine-based Community Consolidated School District 15, Superintendent Laurie Heinz, along with district-paid consultants engaged in prohibited political activity, election interference, official misconduct or misuse of public resources in connection with a 93 million bond referendum in November 2022.

Washington Examiner

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· Jul 7, 2026

Why teachers unions fear, and fib about, new federal program

The teachers unions are scared and desperate these days. How else do you explain the spectacle of Randi Weingarten and Becky Pringle, presidents of the American Federation of Teachers and the National Education Association, respectively, firing off an open letter to the nation’s Democratic governors? What has them so frightened? A new federal tax credit []

L.A. Times - Education

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· Jul 9, 2026

LAUSD faces 'severe' signs of insolvency; county warns it could take control of budget

L.A. County education officials say union contracts LAUSD couldn't afford have pushed the district toward insolvency. They threaten to appoint an overseer who can block the school board's spending.

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· Jul 6, 2026

Russell Vought testifies on budget before House appropriations subcommittee

White House Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought is testifying before a House appropriations subcommittee on Tuesday. The congressional hearing will focus on the Trump administration's federal spending and budget priorities...

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· Jun 26, 2026

OUSD’s superintendent went around her own team on the budget. Then she brought down the axe

OUSD’s superintendent went around her own team on the budget. Then she brought down the axe In December, Superintendent Denise Saddler sent the board a budget plan her chief of staff and finance chief had never seen. Days later, they were both gone.

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Related coverage for "House panel probes Randi Weingarten over alleged use of teachers' union dues to finance book": Independent Online — Funding crisis: Holomisa accuses Treasury of jeopardising SANDF operations. Wirepoints — Palatine school district allegedly used tax dollars for referendum campaign – The Black Chronicle. Washington Examiner — Why teachers unions fear, and fib about, new federal program. L.A. Times - Education — LAUSD faces 'severe' signs of insolvency; county warns it could take control of budget. AllSides — Russell Vought testifies on budget before House appropriations subcommittee. Oaklandside — OUSD’s superintendent went around her own team on the budget. Then she brought down the axe