A new analysis of the National Education Association’s 2007-2008 annual report has shed new light on where its members’ dues are going: left-wing politics. The always-excellent Education Intelligence Agency produced this list of groups that received $11.7 million in NEA political largesse last year. Despite the diverse political and personal beliefs of the NEA’s membership, their money overwhelmingly goes to support partisan causes such as Democratic Party politicians, pro-abortion advocates, and everyone’s favorite voter-fraud-implicated activist group, ACORN.
A few highlights from the list (the whole thing is worth a read):
ACORN – $178,000
AFL-CIO – $190,588
Democratic GAIN – $10,000
Democratic Leadership Council – $45,000
Denver 2008 Convention Planning Committee – $1,000,000
National Conference of Democratic Mayors – $7,500
New Democratic Network – $25,000
Planned Parenthood – $5,000
Progressive Future Action Center – $315,000
SEIU – $5,000