‘Civil rights’ for rent — once-respectable groups sell out on school choice
Opinion editorial ‘Civil rights’ for rent — once-respectable groups sell out on school choice By Post Editorial Board Published Sep. Add The New York Post on Google New York’s once vaunted civil-rights tradition is a pitiful shadow of its past self, its premier institutions available for rent if not outright sale. American Federation of Teachers chief Randi Weingarten this week trotted out leaders from outfits like the local NAACP and the New York Civil Liberties Union to pressure Gov.
- ▪Opinion editorial ‘Civil rights’ for rent — once-respectable groups sell out on school choice By Post Editorial Board Published Sep.
- ▪Add The New York Post on Google New York’s once vaunted civil-rights tradition is a pitiful shadow of its past self, its premier institutions available for rent if not outright sale.
- ▪American Federation of Teachers chief Randi Weingarten this week trotted out leaders from outfits like the local NAACP and the New York Civil Liberties Union to pressure Gov.
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| Canonical URL | https://nypost.com/2026/09/18/opinion/civil-rights-for-rent-once-respectable-groups-sell-out-on-school-choice/ |
| Publication time | Fri, 18 Sep 2026 05:00:00 -0400 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-09-19T06:24:23.697Z |
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Opinion editorial ‘Civil rights’ for rent — once-respectable groups sell out on school choice By Post Editorial Board Published Sep. 18, 2026, 5:00 a.m. ET (function() { var overlay = document.getElementById("nyp-player-lcp-overlay"); if (!overlay) { return; } function hideOverlay() { overlay.remove(); } function afterDCL() { requestAnimationFrame(hideOverlay); } if (document.readyState === "loading") { document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", afterDCL, { once: true }); } else { afterDCL(); } })(); See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google New York’s once vaunted civil-rights tradition is a pitiful shadow of its past self, its premier institutions available for rent if not outright sale.
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