The Federalist Wire | January 27, 2026
It’s no secret that kids are getting fed propaganda in public schools. But it’s much worse than you think.
Because a whistleblower uncovers massive Leftist infiltration of America’s schools.
Democrat-Aligned Teachers Union Exposed as Radical Indoctrination Machine
In a damning exposé, an anonymous insider from the National Education Association (NEA) headquarters has pulled back the curtain on a workplace riddled with extreme left-wing bias and a stifling, cult-like atmosphere that silences any dissent.
This revelation shines a harsh light on how one of America’s largest teachers unions, long intertwined with Democrat politics, prioritizes pushing far-left ideologies over actual education, funneling millions in dues to international and radical causes while demonizing conservatives.
The whistleblower’s account paints the NEA as a echo chamber for Democrat talking points, where staff are bombarded with anti-Trump propaganda and “brainwashing” sessions on social justice myths, all at the expense of teachers and students.
“It’s a very liberal place, there’s only a handful of conservatives that work at NEA, and if you are, it’s like you just don’t say anything, because it’s a very toxic environment if you do say something,” the whistleblower said. “It’s crazy, they’ll send out this weekly newsletter of ‘Trump’s a fascist’ and blast it to all the states.”
Staff meetings devolve into rants about “social justice and White supremacy and all that nonsense,” described as pure indoctrination. “It’s a cult. It’s 100% a cult and if you don’t have their mindset, you’re the enemy.”
NEA’s Misguided Priorities: Funding Far-Left Agendas Over American Classrooms
The insider slammed the NEA’s leadership for diverting hard-earned teacher dues to pet Democrat causes, including over $3.5 million to Education International—a global outfit where NEA President Becky Pringle holds a vice presidency—while ignoring domestic needs.
This comes amid reports of the union pouring millions into extreme left-wing groups, as uncovered in federal filings, highlighting how Democrat-backed unions like the NEA act more like political slush funds than advocates for educators. Critics argue this betrayal erodes public trust in schools, as the NEA obsesses over gender transitions, pronouns, and branding conservatives as “villains” in internal trainings, all while classrooms suffer from real issues like learning loss.
“Why are we sending money internationally? They’re not American teachers,” the whistleblower questioned. “They don’t care about the students, they care about pushing these leftist, liberal Democrat people [politicians] so that they can get more money and just fund all these stupid initiatives.”
External voices echoed the concerns: Mika Hackner from the North American Values Institute noted that unions should represent members fairly, but the NEA weaves “a particular political position and worldview” into its core, making that impossible. Erika Sanzi from Defending Education called it a “far-left insane asylum that is actively destroying the cause of education.”
Terry Stoops added, “Few organizations have done more to erode trust in American public education than the National Education Association. The National Education Association has little interest in improving the lives of America’s public school educators. Instead, it’s committed to dispensing millions of dollars in membership dues to Democrats, while infiltrating classrooms and corrupting young minds with the grotesqueries of the far Left.”
Hysterical Reactions and Inflammatory Rhetoric Fuel Democrat Division
The whistleblower recounted the meltdown at NEA offices after President Trump’s 2024 victory over Kamala Harris, whom the union had endorsed: “Everybody in the office had their doors closed. They were crying. It was a whole thing. It was wild, grown-ass people crying over an election.”
This childish response underscores the NEA’s deep entanglement with Democrat fortunes, even as they hype up inflammatory language against Trump-era policies. A January 16 email from Executive Director Kim Anderson blasted ICE agents as “harassing, frightening, abusing, detaining and killing our neighbors,” labeling Trump’s actions “Un-American” and an “authoritarian threat”—rhetoric the insider called out as hypocritical, given Democrats’ own calls to tone down divisive speech.
“Masked ICE agents are operating with impunity in Minneapolis, attacking students on school grounds and abducting neighbors from locations that are considered places of safety and care, including churches and hospitals. ICE agents are harassing, frightening, abusing, detaining and killing our neighbors. They abuse power and disregard the rule of law,” the email read.
It continued: “Violent ICE raids disproportionately targeting Black and brown students, families, and communities, have forced public schools to close their doors. Keeping students safe from ICE also keeps them from their classrooms, their friends, and the support they deserve.”
“People talk about turning down the temperature and how rhetoric is getting people killed, like it is, and they’re doing it, they’re the ones saying all this crazy nonsense,” the whistleblower fired back. Meanwhile, the NEA scrambles to lock in revenue through “auto-pay” dues amid pushback on payroll deductions, revealing their true fear: losing the financial clout that props up Democrat machines.