The National Education Association voted to cease endorsement and use of materials from the Anti-Defamation League but was subsequently overturned by its board. Campaigns such as #DropTheADL criticize the ADL for being anti-Palestinian and for misrepresenting anti-Zionism as antisemitism. Educators viewed the initial vote as a sign of changing public opinion, while criticism of the ADL continues, focusing on censorship and the organization's alignment with political interests rather than true social justice.
The NEA voted to call on the organization to "not use, endorse, or publicize any materials from the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), such as its curricular materials or its statistics."
Recent campaigns like Drop the ADL from Schools argue that the group should not be seen as a social justice partner to schools due to its perceived biases.
The campaign contends that the ADL is a political advocacy organization that censors learning, produces faulty statistics, and misrepresents anti-Zionism.
NEA member educators celebrated the July 5 vote as a coup against the stranglehold of the ADL on education, demonstrating a shift in public opinion.
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