The grassroots education reform organization Defending Education reported that the two U.S. teachers’ unions recently gave more than $40 million to “left-wing” and “far-left political organizations.”
DE posted a rundown of the spending on its website, pointing out that the two largest teachers’ unions, the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers, turned over a combined total of $43,524,125 to a long list of progressive organizations.
It broke down the total into the NEA, providing $28,776,500 to the politically connected groups, with the AFT handing over $14,747,625. DE said it based its report on union disclosures to the Department of Labor.
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