NEA post = BARF Alert
The NEA always gets a pass as something other than a union - they're given a platform as "speaking for the children." That's a bunch of hooey!- they speak for and help finance the Democratic Party. LIBERAL educators preach the Democratic Party line in class while bashing Bush and a strong U.S.
GOP bill draws teachers' anger***"This bill is telling me to shut my mouth," said Maureen Dinnen, president of the teachers union, who was visibly shaking with anger after the vote. "We voted to support candidates who were chosen based on their educational positions. "***
A primer: TEACHERS BACK GORE WITH MONEY, MUSCLE*** From their top union leaders in Washington to their 16,000 local associations and 2.5 million members in cities and towns, the teachers are involved in every aspect of the 2000 presidential race.***
Students to be rewarded for teachers rally******Montgomery County schools are encouraging students to earn community-service credits by participating in a teachers rally for education funding Feb. 9 in Annapolis. (Homework was set aside, buses were provided and extra credit given. This was previously done for the Million Mom March)***
NEA challenged on political outlays - Teacher's union fields "army of campaign workers"***The NEA has avoided millions of dollars in federal and D.C. income taxes every year for political activities that are not tax-exempt, says the Landmark Legal Foundation, a Herndon-based public-interest group that has asked the IRS to investigate and recoup the money.
The NEA's Washington headquarters spends more than $47 million yearly to field a national advocacy staff called UniServ, whose 1,800 directors help screen and select political candidates for endorsement and campaign for their election.
State and local NEA affiliates spend an additional $43 million for the UniServ network, which enables the union to select, train, and fund at least one employee in each congressional district to link all 13,000 local affiliates.***