Stop Blaming the Teachers

Your Neighbor on the Left Podcast · Aug 31, 2026 · 52m

Vivek Ramaswamy says teachers’ unions protect adults at the expense of children—but teachers are being asked to serve as educators, counselors, behavioral specialists, disciplinarians and crisis responders while their real pay stagnates and the bureaucracy above them expands. In this episode, Don draws on his experience as a public-school parent and father of children entering the profession to examine what teachers’ unions actually protect, the legitimate criticisms they face, the problems with merit pay and the political objectives served by stripping educators of their collective voice…