Nj teachers union PAC endorses Sherrill, but classroom teachers left out
Trenton, NJ – The political arm of the New Jersey Education Association lined up behind Rep. Mikie Sherrill in the governor’s race, but the endorsement comes from a small committee — not the thousands of teachers across the state who say union leadership is out of touch with their daily struggles.
The NJEA’s 125-member PAC Operating Committee announced Tuesday that it unanimously endorsed Sherrill after she met with its screening panel. In a statement, union officers praised her record in Congress which supported radical educational reform such as gender studies, sexual education for younger students as early as kindergarten, LGBTQ studies, diversity and equity curriculum, universal taxpayer preschool,
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