House panel says antisemitic and radical content found in Philadelphia and Berkeley schools and NEA
A House Education and Workforce Committee report alleges that schools in Philadelphia and Berkeley, as well as the National Education Association, have introduced antisemitic and extremist material into K-12 curricula.
The House Committee on Education and Workforce released a report claiming that K-12 classrooms in the School District of Philadelphia and the Berkeley Unified School District contain antisemitic and radical political content. Examples include labeling the United States and Israel as “terrorists,” portraying Hamas as a resistance movement, and removing Israel from maps in ethnic-studies courses. Philadelphia curricula are said to promote ideology that justifies violent resistance and to glorify groups like Code Pink, while Berkeley lessons reportedly contain antisemitic resources.
The report also highlights that the National Education Association has pledged “thousands of dollars” to groups such as Rethinking Schools and the Zinn Education Project, which the panel describes as sources of antisemitic material. Committee chair Rep. Tim Walberg warned that taxpayer-funded schools must be held accountable for failing to protect Jewish students. Ongoing investigations include Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia.
Why it matters
It raises concerns about how public schools and a major teachers union handle antisemitism and political bias in education.
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