The National Education Association (NEA), the nation’s largest teachers union representing more than three million educators, is facing a wave of criticism and mockery after adopting a resolution condemning President Donald Trump—only to draw more attention for a glaring spelling mistake than its political message.
The union’s recent official agenda item repeatedly misspelled the word “fascism” as “facism,” a blunder that opponents say reflects troubling issues in public education.
During the NEA’s annual convention held over the weekend, members approved a “New Business Item” resolution that explicitly calls for resistance to what it describes as Trump’s “embrace of fascism.”
However, throughout the official document, the term “fascism” was misspelled twice as “facism,” raising eyebrows among critics and educators alike.
The irony of a union representing teachers failing to spell such a pivotal term correctly has sparked ridicule and scorn on social media and political circles.
Conservative education policy expert Corey A. DeAngelis obtained a copy of the resolution and published it online, quickly highlighting the embarrassing error.
Writing in a Fox News opinion piece, DeAngelis commented, “Yes, the union that claims to represent educators couldn’t even spell ‘fascism’ correctly in its official resolution attacking the president.”
He added, “The irony is almost too rich to parody,” underscoring how the typo seemed to undercut the union’s credibility.
The resolution itself pledges the NEA’s commitment to defending democracy by using the term “facism” (sic) in its materials to characterize what it calls Donald Trump’s program and actions.
The document also acknowledges that carrying out this initiative would require additional resources, estimating a need for $3,500 more to supplement current staff and budgets.
Beyond the misspelling, the resolution’s aggressive tone has fueled broader criticism.
Tina Descovich, co-founder of the parental rights group Moms for Liberty, took to X to lambast the union, writing, “If the largest teachers union can’t define fascism properly we can all understand clearly why we are failing to teach children in schools.”
Her comment tapped into a wider narrative among some conservatives that public education has drifted away from academic fundamentals, the New York Post reports.
Rep. Jim Walsh (R-WA) also weighed in, calling the resolution “hysterical slander” and symptomatic of the decline in education standards nationwide.
“A political lobbying organization that claims to represent public school teachers misspells the key word in its hysterical slander of the current POTUS,” he wrote. “It’s not spelled ‘facism,’ morons.”
He continued, “And you’re not using the word correctly, anyway. No wonder many families are homeschooling.”
The backlash isn’t limited to political critics. Some educators themselves expressed dismay.
One teacher, commenting on social media, remarked that the repeated misspelling was “telling” about the NEA’s priorities.
The educator further criticized the document’s reasoning, stating, “If any of my history students wrote ‘in this essay, I will prove Person X was fascist by labeling him and his actions as fascist,’ I’d light the paper on fire.”
The union’s resolution attempts to frame Trump’s political platform as a serious threat to democracy, warning that its members must fight to protect the “survival of civilization itself.”
Yet, critics say the combination of political rhetoric and glaring errors has instead made the NEA look out of touch and distracted from core educational missions.
The NEA has long been accused by opponents of prioritizing social and political activism over essential academic subjects such as reading, writing and math.
This latest controversy appears to reinforce that perception and has prompted renewed calls for the union to refocus on improving student learning outcomes.
The NEA had not issued a response to requests for comment regarding the misspelling or the content of the resolution.
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