The teachers’ union and May Day
The latest Nation’s Report Card shows abysmal results, but the teachers have bigger fish to fry, and are out marching for communism.
Silvio Canto, Jr. | May 1, 2026
It’s another May Day, and some of us remember how everybody was marching on this day in Cuba. I understand why it happened in Cuba, or why it happens in communist countries—but why in the world are teachers’ unions in the U.S. celebrating? Shouldn’t they be teaching reading, writing, and math, given some of the test results we see in these cities? Let’s take a look:
High school students, especially 12th graders, are reading and learning math and science at historic lows, according to a new report from the National Assessment of Education Progress.
The new report, known as the Nation’s Report Card, was released Monday by the National Center for Education Statistics, or NCES, and the Department of Education. It is the first nation’s report card to be released since the coronavirus pandemic.
The report shows almost half of high school seniors are now testing below basic levels in math and reading, and approximately 35% are at or above a proficient reading level, while 32% of them had a below ‘basic’ reading proficiency.
Maybe they should be in class, improving test scores and preparing our kids for the future.
Let me ask again: Why are teachers’ unions involved in this anyway? What message are we sending to the parents who work in the capitalist system to pay the taxes to fund these schools and pay their salaries?
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