Posted on 05/05/2010 1:18:58 PM PDT by bs9021
NEA-Funded Orgs
Bethany Stotts, May 5, 2010
In the April 2010 Labor Watch, RiShawn Biddle takes aim at the National Education Association. According to Biddle, the NEA has in recent years taken to not only flexing their election muscles but influencing the non-profit sector as well.
“In the four years between fiscal years 2005-2006 and 2008-2009, the NEA has increased its donations to non-profits by nearly a six-fold, from $4 million to $26 million,” writes Biddle for the Capital Research Center. He got the donation numbers from examining the Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) union reporting requirements, which can be seen at unionreports.gov, according to the article.
Some groups receiving NEA funding, as outlined by Biddle, include:
ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now):
$396,452 in 2006-7 and 2007-2008 for “…‘nonpartisan voter registration’ and ‘community education’ activities.”
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE):
“The union donated $252,262 to the group in 2008-2009.”...
(Excerpt) Read more at academia.org ...
isnt that some sort of mis management of funds...they certainly are not using it to better educate
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