US legislative committee says it’s investigating antisemitism in leading teacher union

The US House Committee on Education and the Workforce is investigating antisemitism in the National Education Association, a leading teacher union, representing more than three million public school educators and administrators.

The committee has put heavy pressure on universities for alleged antisemitism since the start of the war in Gaza.

In a letter to the president of the union, US Rep. Tim Walberg, a Michigan Republican, cites the union’s vote to ban materials by the Anti-Defamation League and alleged antisemitism in the union’s 2025 handbook.

In one example, the union’s handbook says the group will mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day by “recognizing more than 12 million victims of the Holocaust,” without mentioning Jews.

The handbook also says the union plans to educate members about the Nakba, without providing context about the creation of the State of Israel, the letter says.

The committee demands that the union provide all documents and communications from its leadership relating to antisemitism, Israel, and the Palestinians since the start of the Gaza war; meeting minutes that refer to the conflict; documents related to the ADL vote; and other materials related to the conflict and antisemitism.

The committee gives the union a deadline of September 4 to respond.