Largest teachers union spent twice as much on politics as on member needs

Published April 7, 2022 12:00am ET



EXCLUSIVE — The National Education Association, the country’s largest teachers union, spent more than twice as much money on politics-related expenditures than on its membership, an analysis of the union’s filings shows.

The data, compiled by the right-to-work nonprofit organization Americans for Fair Treatment, shows the teachers union donated $66 million to political activities and another $117 million to “contributions, gifts, and grants” that were primarily political donations.

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