Teachers, unions and education officials push 'woke,' leftist policies in schools across US

Many teachers and teachers unions in recent years have pushed left-leaning policies both in schools and in the public sphere – a phenomenon that's been highlighted by a more intense focus on schools and unions amid the coronavirus pandemic and battles over how to teach about race in schools.

"We need teachers behind this wave of our curriculum becoming more ‘woke,’" Cardona wrote in a 2019 email when he was the Connecticut education commissioner. Fox News obtained the email via a Freedom of Information Act request. We need teachers behind this wave of our curriculum becoming more ‘woke' Cardona was discussing strategy for drafting and promoting a new class on Black and Latino studies, which will be mandatory for all Connecticut students starting in fall 2022. "Under the leadership of Secretary Cardona, the Department of Education remains committed to advancing educational equity and ensuring that we prioritize, replicate, and invest in what works for all students, not just some," a US Department of Education spokesperson said in response to Fox News revealing the email.