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Randi Weingarten’s book sleaze might mean the end of corrupt teacher-union power

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Teachers unions are a bane on American education — including on educators themselves — and a probe of union boss Randi Weingarten might be the straw that breaks the corrupt camel’s back.

The House Committee on Education and Workforce is looking hard at American Federation of Teachers boss Weingarten’s use of union funds to produce her recent book, “Why Fascists Fear Teachers: Public Education and the Future of Democracy.”

Under Reps. Tim Walberg (R-Mich.) and Rick Allen (R-Ga.), the committee is following up on Post reporting on dubious transactions uncovered by the Freedom Foundation that amount to hundreds of thousands of AFT dollars spent to help produce the book

Of course, that’s just a fraction of how union higherups profit from members’ dues: Weingarten’s pay is now $470,000 a year, not to mention ample perks.

Maybe she’s worth it — to the union itself, at least: She’s been a Democratic Party powerbroker for decades, using that influence to protect the power of the AFT and its larger ally, the National Education Association.

It’s damning that both unions now push a hard-left agenda, complete with pronoun lunacy and........

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