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Why does the NEA give so much money away.....

hypocritexposer

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...and where do they get the money that they give away?



"You will literally be fired, whoever you are. You must spend this money."



- Maura Policelli, U.S. Department of Education's senior advisor for external affairs, describing what will happen to school officials who don't spend their
stimulus money by the end of next year. (July 27 Thompson)

NEA Gave More Than $13 Million to Advocacy Groups



Here is an alphabetic list of the 130 recipients of NEA’s contributions, with relevant web links. All of these were paid for with members’ dues money (the union’s federal PAC is a separate entity funded through voluntary means):

AFL-CIO – $150,000

AFSCME – $90,000

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity – $33,000

America Votes – $300,000

American Constitution Society – $15,000

American Federation of Teachers – $28,365

Arizona State University Office for Research & Sponsored Projects Administration – $325,000

Asian American Justice Center – $7,500

Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund – $5,000

Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies – $5,000

Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance – $5,000

Baptist Center for Ethics – $20,000

Campaign for America’s Future – $15,000

Campaign for College Affordability – $25,000

Center for Economic Organizing – $13,200

Center for Independent Media – $5,000

Center for Law and Education – $25,000

Center for Tax and Budget Accountability – $60,000

Center for Teaching Quality – $230,767

Center for U.S. Global Leadership – $10,000

Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – $50,000

Children’s Defense Fund – $5,000

Citizens United for Maine’s Future – $25,000

Citizens Who Support Maine’s Public Schools – $250,000

Coalition for Our Communities – $625,000

Coloradans for Responsible Reform – $400,000

Colorado Deserves Better -$50,000

Committee for Education Funding – $25,000

Committee on States – $6,500

Communities for Quality Education – $1 million

Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. – $8,800

Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute – $50,000

Council of Chief State School Officers – $50,000

Council of State Governments – $34,500

Democracy Alliance – $85,000

Economic Policy Institute – $250,000

Education Commission of the States – $50,000

Education Law Center – $5,000

Educational Policy Institute – $5,000

Educator Compensation Institute – $25,000

Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate – $200,000

Emerge America – $5,000

Employee Benefit Research Institute – $7,500

Everybody Wins DC – $8,000

Excelencia in Education – $47,400

FairDistrictsFlorida.org – $250,000

FairTest – $25,000

Gay and Lesbian Leadership Institute – $10,000

Gay Lesbian and Straight Education Network – $5,000

Global Institute for Language and Literacy Development – $10,000

Great Lakes Center for Education Research and Practice – $250,000

Harvard Labor and Worklife Program – $5,000

Health Care for America Now! – $450,000

HEROS, Inc. – $202,835

HOPE (Yes on SQ 744) – $1,758,000

Human Rights Campaign – $15,000

Jobs with Justice – $15,000

Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy – $12,230

KnowledgeWorks Foundation – $75,000

Labor-Religion Coalition of New York State – $5,000

Leadership Conference on Civil Rights – $15,000

Learning First Alliance – $91,199

Lincoln Center Institute – $50,000

Mana – $25,000

MediaMatters – $100,000

Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund – $25,000

Midwest Academy – $5,000

Missourians for Early Vote – $41,000

NAACP – $5,000

National Action Network – $10,000

National Association for the Education and Advancement of Cambodian, Laotian, and Vietnamese Americans – $5,000

National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials Education Fund – $12,500

National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification – $5,000

National Coalition of ESEA Title I Parents – $5,000

National Coalition on Black Civic Participation – $15,000

National Conference of State Legislatures – $64,043

National Congress of American Indians – $10,000

National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education – $381,576

National Council of La Raza – $26,500

National Forum on Information Literacy – $5,000

National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts – $10,000

National Indian Education Association – $50,000

National Latino Children’s Institute – $15,000

National Popular Vote – $5,000

National Public Pension Coalition – $90,375

National Staff Development Council – $25,000

National Urban League – $33,700

National Women’s Law Center – $10,000

Netroots Nation – $15,000

New Democratic Network – $25,000

New Organizing Institute – $65,000

New Teacher Center – $325,000

No on 1033 – $328,600

Organizations Concerned About Rural Education – $5,000

Organization of Chinese Americans – $5,000

Partnership for 21st Century Skills – $61,350

People for the American Way – $64,538

Plan!t Now – $25,000

Progress Now – $60,000

Progress Ohio – $50,000

Project New West – $185,000

Protect Colorado’s Communities – $25,000

Rainbow PUSH Coalition – $5,000

Rebuild America’s Schools – $10,000

Republican Main Street Partnership – $25,000

Ripon Society – $10,000

Robert Russa Moton Museum – $50,000

Roosevelt Institute – $5,000

San Diego Public Library Foundation – $5,000

Stop the Gag Law – $350,000

Task Force Foundation – $5,000

Trans Afro Group of Companies – $7,600

Tribal Education Departments National Assembly – $5,000

United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce – $30,000

U.S. Action – $70,000

U.S. Global Leadership Coalition – $35,000

U.S. Hispanic Leadership Institute – $26,447

Vote Yes for Oregon – $200,000

Voter Activation Network – $9,500

WAND Education Fund – $15,000

Washington, DC Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation – $166,666

Washington Families Standing Together – $15,000

Wellesley Centers for Women – $6,151

Wellstone Action! – $47,532

Will Steger Foundation – $15,000

Win Minnesota Political Action Fund – $50,000

Women’s Campaign Forum – $10,000

Yes on 100 – $50,000

Yes on 24 – The Tax Fairness Act – $2,125,000

Many of the largest donations from NEA headquarters went to state ballot initiative groups, but these do not constitute the sum total of the national union’s spending on state political measures. In fiscal year 2009-10, NEA sent an additional $3 million to several state affiliates for the specific purpose of passing or defeating ballot initiatives or legislative measures. These grants went to:

Alabama Education Association – $215,000

Arizona Education Association – $70,980

Colorado Fund for Children and Public Education – $350,000

Florida Education Association – $203,500

Florida Education Association Advocacy Fund – $66,400

Georgia Association of Educators – $84,160

Idaho Education Association – $35,252

Indiana State Teachers Association – $213,500

Louisiana Association of Educators – $225,000

NEA New Hampshire – $35,000

Nevada State Education Association – $187,550

North Carolina Association of Educators – $250,000

Oregon Education Association – $1 million

Vermont NEA – $50,000

In some cases, this spending was augmented by funds raised within the state affiliates.

For further information about the extent and purpose of this spending, you are best directed to my article last year for Education Next, titled “The Long Reach of Teachers Unions.”

All of these figures were culled from NEA’s disclosure report for the U.S. Department of Labor, which also includes confirmation of the existence and $14.9 million in expenditures of NEA Properties, Inc., first revealed here in August 2009 and September 2010.
 

Steve

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it kinda makes a person feel a bit more sorry for the poor pay levels of some of our nations teachers.. when they are throwing money around,..

Median annual wages of kindergarten, elementary, middle, and secondary school teachers ranged from $47,100 to $51,180 in May 2008; the lowest 10 percent earned $30,970 to $34,280; the top 10 percent earned $75,190 to $80,970.



so at $35,000 per year.. $13 + 14.9 million would have saved almost 800 jobs..

The 2009 economic stimulus package includes about $100 billion for retaining teachers

or potentially 371428 Jobs..

so in reality the Department of Education wasted 372225 Jobs..
and would have had enough cash left over to hire an extra secretary or aide. (28.5 jobs per $million)

here is their analysis
What $1 Million in Education Stimulus Money Buys
By Michele McNeil on January 11, 2011 3:07 PM

4.2 jobs.

The Editorial Projects in Education researchers calculated that for every $1 million in stimulus funds administered by the U.S. Department of Education, the country reaped 4.2 jobs.
Source: Education Week

I like my math better... :?
 

Steve

Well-known member
care to see the really sad news..

the rest of the article goes on to state..

If you think that's not a very good bang for the buck, then consider other agencies' spending. One million in Labor Department stimulus funds saved 3.8 jobs, while the same amount of Energy Department stimulus funds saved 1.3 jobs.

The Education Department, indeed, got the biggest bang for the buck. Fifty-two percent of all jobs saved or created through stimulus funding came via the Education Department. Of course, it's important to note that a sizable chunk of the Education Department's stimulus funds, more than $40 billion for the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund, was explicitly created to save jobs. I'm not sure any other agency got such a large blank check to spur job creation and saving.

and they blew it...
 

hypocritexposer

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National Council of La Raza – $26,500


On July 22, 2007 in Miami, Florida, Obama was a featured speaker at the annual convention of the National Council of La Raza, an open-borders group that lobbies for racial preferences, mass immigration, and amnesty for illegal aliens. Among his remarks were the following:

“I have been running for President now for a little over five months. And in that time, I have been inspired by crowds tens of thousands of people strong -- many who have come out for the very first political event of their lifetime….

“The real reason that so many people are coming out and signing up is because they see in this campaign the potential for the change Americans are so hungry for. It's not just the kind of change you hear about in slogans or from politicians every few years; it's the kind of bottom-up, grassroots movement that can transform a nation.

“La Raza has always represented this kind of movement. You didn't get your start as some top-down interest group in Washington, you got your start standing up for the dreams and aspirations of Latinos in farm fields and barrios all across America….

“I will never walk away from the 12 million undocumented immigrants who live, work, and contribute to our country every single day.

“There are few better examples of how broken, bitter, and divisive our politics has become than the immigration debate that played out in Washington a few weeks ago. So many of us -- Democrats and Republicans -- were willing to compromise in order to pass comprehensive reform that would secure our borders while giving the undocumented a chance to earn their citizenship....

“[W]e are a nation of immigrants -- a nation that has always been willing to give weary travelers from around the world the chance to come here and reach for the dream that so many of us have reached for. That's the America that answered my father's letters and his prayers and brought him here from Kenya so long ago. That's the America we believe in.

“But that's the America that the President and too many Republicans walked away from when the politics got tough.... [W]e saw parts of the immigration debate took a turn that was both ugly and racist in a way we haven't seen since the struggle for civil rights....

“We don't expect our government to guarantee success and happiness, but when millions of children start the race of life so far behind only because of race, only because of class, that's a betrayal of our ideals. That's not just a Latino problem or an African-American problem; that is an American problem that we have to solve....

“It's an American problem when one in four Latinos cannot communicate well with their doctor about what's wrong or fill out medical forms because there are language barriers we refuse to break down....”


http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/Articles/nclr5.html
 

Twister Frost

Well-known member
Steve said:
it kinda makes a person feel a bit more sorry for the poor pay levels of some of our nations teachers.. when they are throwing money around,..

Median annual wages of kindergarten, elementary, middle, and secondary school teachers ranged from $47,100 to $51,180 in May 2008; the lowest 10 percent earned $30,970 to $34,280; the top 10 percent earned $75,190 to $80,970.



so at $35,000 per year.. $13 + 14.9 million would have saved almost 800 jobs..

The 2009 economic stimulus package includes about $100 billion for retaining teachers

or potentially 371428 Jobs..

so in reality the Department of Education wasted 372225 Jobs..
and would have had enough cash left over to hire an extra secretary or aide. (28.5 jobs per $million)

here is their analysis
What $1 Million in Education Stimulus Money Buys
By Michele McNeil on January 11, 2011 3:07 PM

4.2 jobs.

The Editorial Projects in Education researchers calculated that for every $1 million in stimulus funds administered by the U.S. Department of Education, the country reaped 4.2 jobs.
Source: Education Week

I like my math better... :?

Maybe I am not following what both of you are saying, but how much money are you saying was given by the DOEd to NEA? Based on my understanding and albeit limited involvement with NEA, NEA's funding is solely through member dues.
 

hypocritexposer

Well-known member
Twister Frost said:
Steve said:
it kinda makes a person feel a bit more sorry for the poor pay levels of some of our nations teachers.. when they are throwing money around,..

Median annual wages of kindergarten, elementary, middle, and secondary school teachers ranged from $47,100 to $51,180 in May 2008; the lowest 10 percent earned $30,970 to $34,280; the top 10 percent earned $75,190 to $80,970.



so at $35,000 per year.. $13 + 14.9 million would have saved almost 800 jobs..

The 2009 economic stimulus package includes about $100 billion for retaining teachers

or potentially 371428 Jobs..

so in reality the Department of Education wasted 372225 Jobs..
and would have had enough cash left over to hire an extra secretary or aide. (28.5 jobs per $million)

here is their analysis
What $1 Million in Education Stimulus Money Buys
By Michele McNeil on January 11, 2011 3:07 PM

4.2 jobs.

The Editorial Projects in Education researchers calculated that for every $1 million in stimulus funds administered by the U.S. Department of Education, the country reaped 4.2 jobs.
Source: Education Week

I like my math better... :?

Maybe I am not following what both of you are saying, but how much money are you saying was given by the DOEd to NEA? Based on my understanding and albeit limited involvement with NEA, NEA's funding is solely through member dues.



Not all their funding comes from dues and as a tax except org. they should not be contributing to political candidates etc. but as you can see by their donations, they use a round about way to contribute candidates.


Most NEA funding comes from dues paid by its members ($295 million in dues from a $341 million total budget in 2005).[22] Typically, local chapters negotiate a contract with automatic deduction of dues from members' paychecks. Part of the dues remain with the local affiliate (the district association), part will go to the state association, and part will move on to the national association. Although dues moves through the state and national associations, a large portion typically comes back to the local chapters through grants.

Federal law prohibits unions from using dues money or other assets to contribute to or otherwise assist federal candidates or political parties, in accordance with their tax-exempt status. The NEA Fund for Children and Public Education is a special fund for voluntary contributions from NEA members which can legally be used to assist candidates and political parties. Critics have repeatedly questioned the NEA's actual compliance with such laws, and a number of legal actions focusing on the union's use of money and union personnel in partisan contexts have ensued
 

Steve

Well-known member
Twister Frost said:
Steve said:
it kinda makes a person feel a bit more sorry for the poor pay levels of some of our nations teachers.. when they are throwing money around,..

Median annual wages of kindergarten, elementary, middle, and secondary school teachers ranged from $47,100 to $51,180 in May 2008; the lowest 10 percent earned $30,970 to $34,280; the top 10 percent earned $75,190 to $80,970.



so at $35,000 per year.. $13 + 14.9 million would have saved almost 800 jobs..

The 2009 economic stimulus package includes about $100 billion for retaining teachers

or potentially 371428 Jobs..

so in reality the Department of Education wasted 372225 Jobs..
and would have had enough cash left over to hire an extra secretary or aide. (28.5 jobs per $million)

here is their analysis
What $1 Million in Education Stimulus Money Buys
By Michele McNeil on January 11, 2011 3:07 PM

4.2 jobs.

The Editorial Projects in Education researchers calculated that for every $1 million in stimulus funds administered by the U.S. Department of Education, the country reaped 4.2 jobs.
Source: Education Week

I like my math better... :?

Maybe I am not following what both of you are saying, but how much money are you saying was given by the DOEd to NEA? Based on my understanding and albeit limited involvement with NEA, NEA's funding is solely through member dues.

I was just making a point that the next time the teachers union whines about losing teachers jobs, it is going to be a bit tough to have any sympathy for them.. after all they wasted almost 800 jobs,
and the Department of Education wasted 372225 Jobs last year..

just putting it in perspective.. that's all..
 

Twister Frost

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Believe me, it is not a "round about" way---they have PAC contributors and contributions. It runs through every local and state---no bullying to give---but I have seen some huge contributions! Given the fact that a good 50-70% of the members also give to PAC through individual contributions and local/state PAC fundraising, I don't think they are hiding anything.
Still lost about the inclusion of DOEd's stimulus money tying into NEA?
 

hypocritexposer

Well-known member
Twister Frost said:
Believe me, it is not a "round about" way---they have PAC contributors and contributions. It runs through every local and state---no bullying to give---but I have seen some huge contributions! Given the fact that a good 50-70% of the members also give to PAC through individual contributions and local/state PAC fundraising, I don't think they are hiding anything.
Still lost about the inclusion of DOEd's stimulus money tying into NEA?

These donations were separate from the PAC.

Have you read the story that was listed in the article, TF? If I understand it correctly these donations would have come from the Media Fund and Ballot Initiative/Legislative Crises Fund.

I also found this interesting



More than any other single national entity, NEA is a driving force supporting attempts to raise state taxes, and defeating tax cut or limitation measures. The relative success of the national teachers unions in ballot initiative campaigns and legislative battles can greatly affect a state’s bottom line.


http://educationnext.org/the-long-reach-of-teachers-unions/
 

Twister Frost

Well-known member
The list of the 150 contributions is actually what NEA funds with members' dues funds---anything that has to do with educating children or women's issues will be found on the NEA money belt. Beyond that, PAC money is used to give to politics---local, state, and national. Any local or state can write for a "grant" or "award" for certain political causes. I think you will see Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin receiving a good deal of PAC money this year to try to stave off the "Right to Work/At Will Employee" fight---right or wrong---guess you'd have to be on my side of the fence to know if that is a good thing or not!
So, we agree that this has nothing to do with the Stimulus money?
 

hypocritexposer

Well-known member
Twister Frost said:
The list of the 150 contributions is actually what NEA funds with members' dues funds---anything that has to do with educating children or women's issues will be found on the NEA money belt. Beyond that, PAC money is used to give to politics---local, state, and national. Any local or state can write for a "grant" or "award" for certain political causes. I think you will see Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin receiving a good deal of PAC money this year to try to stave off the "Right to Work/At Will Employee" fight---right or wrong---guess you'd have to be on my side of the fence to know if that is a good thing or not!
So, we agree that this has nothing to do with the Stimulus money?

I was not trying to imply that the funds came from the stimulus. My post specifically says it was member donations. But I can see where the quote I included would have given you that idea.
 
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