Two new reports from the education watchdog group Defending Education lay bare what critics have long suspected: the nation’s largest teachers unions have operated as a massive political spending operation, directing more than $1 billion toward liberal advocacy groups, Democratic campaigns, and progressive causes over the past decade, all funded substantially by dues collected from classroom educators.
The research, first reported by Fox News Digital, tracks spending from the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers, along with their state-level affiliates, using federal filings and campaign finance records. At the national level alone, the NEA and AFT directed roughly $669 million toward left-wing political groups, advocacy organizations, and campaigns since 2015. Factor in state and local affiliates, and the total crosses the billion-dollar mark.
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