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‘No brainer?’ Teachers’ union spending to oppose research on mental illness

By Jason Russell
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‘No brainer?’ Teachers’ union spending to oppose research on mental illness

Mike Antonucci of EIA Online points out yet another example of teachers’ unions spending their members’ hard-earned dues money on issues that have little to do with education, the National Education Association is spending $528,000 to defeat a ballot initiative that would raise money for research on brain injuries and mental illness.

Why? That’s a great question that a lot of people are asking, including former Secretary of Education Arne Duncan.

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