If you ran a liberal political, advocacy, or research organization and you went to the National Education Association last year with your hand out, chances are good you came away with a fistful of dollars. An Education Intelligence Agency analysis of NEA’s financial disclosure report for the 2006-07 fiscal year reveals the national teachers union contributed $12 million to a wide variety of advocacy groups.
The total nearly tripled its contributions from the previous fiscal year.
The expenditures include a host of payments connected with ballot initiatives in November 2006 and the first eight months of 2007. They range from $2.3 million to Citizens for Education, which campaigned in favor of a school funding initiative in Michigan, down to several smaller grants to groups such as Rainbow/PUSH, FairTest, Amnesty International, Sierra Club, and Human Rights Campaign. The following is an alphabetic list of the recipients of NEA’s largesse:
ACORN – $218,452
American Council on Education – $10,000
American Library Association – $5,000
American Rights at Work – $5,000
Americans United for Change – $350,000
Amnesty International – $7,500
Arizona Minimum Wage Coalition – $28,000
Arizona State University Office for Research & Sponsored Projects Administration – $250,000
Asian American Justice Center – $5,000
Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund – $6,000
Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies – $5,000
Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance – $5,000
Bloggerpower.org – $10,000
Business and Professional Women/USA – $5,000
Campaign for America’s Future – $40,000
CAP Charitable Foundation – $5,000
Celebrate ME – $50,000
Center for Community Change – $25,000
Center for Equity and Biliteracy Education Research – $8,000
Center for Law and Education – $50,000
Center for Policy Alternatives – $10,000
Center for Teaching Quality – $277,485
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – $81,500
Children’s Defense Fund – $10,000
The Citizenship Project – $25,000
Citizens for Education – $2,316,000
Citizens United to Protect Our Public Safety, Schools and Communities – $550,000
Citizens Who Support Maine’s Public Schools – $195,000
Coloradans for Excellent Schools – $792,000
Coloradans for a Fair Minimum Wage – $20,000
Coloradans for Responsible Reform – $50,000
Committee for Education Funding – $18,902
Committee to Protect Our Children’s Legacy – $560,000
Communities for Quality Education – $273,000
Communities United to Strengthen America – $150,000
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. – $40,000
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute – $90,825
Conserving Arizona’s Future – $50,000
Creating Arizona’s Future – $425,000
Democratic GAIN – $10,000
Democratic Leadership Council – $40,150
East Meadow Jewish Center – $5,000
Economic Policy Institute – $150,000
Educational Testing Service – $21,134
Everybody Wins DC – $8,000
FairTest – $35,000
Ford’s Theatre – $10,000
Funniest Celebrity in Washington – $10,000
Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation – $6,000
Gay Lesbian and Straight Education Network – $130,000
Give Missourians A Raise – $200,000
Give Nevada A Raise – $25,000
Great Lakes Center for Education Research and Practice – $300,000
Harvard Labor and Worklife Program – $5,000
Harvard University Office for Sponsored Research – $50,000
Healthy Schools Network – $5,000
Human Rights Campaign – $15,000
Invest In Our Kids’ Education – $720,000
James B. Hunt, Jr. Institute for Educational Leadership and Policy – $15,000
Japanese American Citizens League – $5,000
Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies – $15,000
Labor Council for Latin American Advancement – $15,000
Latina Initiative – $25,000
Leadership Conference on Civil Rights – $15,000
League of Rural Voters – $15,000
League of United Latin American Citizens – $5,000
Learning First Alliance – $54,240
Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund – $15,300
NAACP – $56,500
National Alliance of Black School Educators – $11,000
National Association for Asian and Pacific American Education – $5,500
National Association for Bilingual Education – $5,000
National Association for the Education and Advancement of Cambodian, Laotian, and Vietnamese Americans – $5,000
National Association of Hispanic Journalists – $5,000
National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials Education Fund – $10,000
National Association of Legislative and Political Specialists for Education – $14,021
National Baptist Voice – $15,450
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards – $8,000
National Coalition for Technology in Education and Training – $10,000
National Coalition on Black Civic Participation – $10,000
National Conference of Black Mayors – $10,000
National Conference of State Legislatures – $42,275
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education – $348,585
National Council of La Raza – $14,700
National Hispanic Media Coalition – $5,000
National League of Cities – $40,000
National Partnership for Women and Families – $5,000
National Parent Teachers Association – $5,000
National Public Pension Coalition – $135,000
National Staff Development Council – $70,500
National Urban League – $10,180
National Women’s Law Center – $10,000
Nebraskans Against 423 – $500,000
Nebraskans for the Good Life – $250,000
Not In Montana – $310,000
Ohioans for a Fair Minimum Wage – $680,000
Organizations Concerned About Rural Education – $5,000
Partnership for 21st Century Skills – $55,803
People for the American Way – $275,000
Project New West – $86,000
Rainbow/PUSH Coalition – $10,000
Rebuild America’s Schools – $20,000
Second District Religious, Educational Charitable Development Project – $5,000
Service Employees International Union (SEIU) – $15,000
Sierra Club – $50,000
Southeast Asia Resource Action Center – $5,000
Southern Christian Leadership Conference – $12,771
Task Force Foundation – $10,000
Teachers Count – $50,000
U.S. Action – $100,000
U.S. Fund for UNICEF – $7,500
Vote Early Denver – $25,000
Women’s Campaign Forum – $15,000
Women’s Voices Women Vote – $75,000
Workers Independent News Service – $5,000
Working America – $150,000
Mike Antonucci ([email protected]) is director of the Education Intelligence Agency, a California-based group that conducts public education research, analysis, and investigations.
NEA Gave $12 Million to Advocacy Groups Mike Antonucci
If you ran a liberal political, advocacy, or research organization and you went to the National Education Association last year with your hand out, chances are good you came away with a fistful of dollars. An Education Intelligence Agency analysis of NEA’s financial disclosure report for the 2006-07 fiscal year reveals the national teachers union contributed $12 million to a wide variety of advocacy groups.
The total nearly tripled its contributions from the previous fiscal year.
The expenditures include a host of payments connected with ballot initiatives in November 2006 and the first eight months of 2007. They range from $2.3 million to Citizens for Education, which campaigned in favor of a school funding initiative in Michigan, down to several smaller grants to groups such as Rainbow/PUSH, FairTest, Amnesty International, Sierra Club, and Human Rights Campaign. The following is an alphabetic list of the recipients of NEA’s largesse:
ACORN – $218,452
American Council on Education – $10,000
American Library Association – $5,000
American Rights at Work – $5,000
Americans United for Change – $350,000
Amnesty International – $7,500
Arizona Minimum Wage Coalition – $28,000
Arizona State University Office for Research & Sponsored Projects Administration – $250,000
Asian American Justice Center – $5,000
Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund – $6,000
Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies – $5,000
Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance – $5,000
Bloggerpower.org – $10,000
Business and Professional Women/USA – $5,000
Campaign for America’s Future – $40,000
CAP Charitable Foundation – $5,000
Celebrate ME – $50,000
Center for Community Change – $25,000
Center for Equity and Biliteracy Education Research – $8,000
Center for Law and Education – $50,000
Center for Policy Alternatives – $10,000
Center for Teaching Quality – $277,485
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – $81,500
Children’s Defense Fund – $10,000
The Citizenship Project – $25,000
Citizens for Education – $2,316,000
Citizens United to Protect Our Public Safety, Schools and Communities – $550,000
Citizens Who Support Maine’s Public Schools – $195,000
Coloradans for Excellent Schools – $792,000
Coloradans for a Fair Minimum Wage – $20,000
Coloradans for Responsible Reform – $50,000
Committee for Education Funding – $18,902
Committee to Protect Our Children’s Legacy – $560,000
Communities for Quality Education – $273,000
Communities United to Strengthen America – $150,000
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. – $40,000
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute – $90,825
Conserving Arizona’s Future – $50,000
Creating Arizona’s Future – $425,000
Democratic GAIN – $10,000
Democratic Leadership Council – $40,150
East Meadow Jewish Center – $5,000
Economic Policy Institute – $150,000
Educational Testing Service – $21,134
Everybody Wins DC – $8,000
FairTest – $35,000
Ford’s Theatre – $10,000
Funniest Celebrity in Washington – $10,000
Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation – $6,000
Gay Lesbian and Straight Education Network – $130,000
Give Missourians A Raise – $200,000
Give Nevada A Raise – $25,000
Great Lakes Center for Education Research and Practice – $300,000
Harvard Labor and Worklife Program – $5,000
Harvard University Office for Sponsored Research – $50,000
Healthy Schools Network – $5,000
Human Rights Campaign – $15,000
Invest In Our Kids’ Education – $720,000
James B. Hunt, Jr. Institute for Educational Leadership and Policy – $15,000
Japanese American Citizens League – $5,000
Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies – $15,000
Labor Council for Latin American Advancement – $15,000
Latina Initiative – $25,000
Leadership Conference on Civil Rights – $15,000
League of Rural Voters – $15,000
League of United Latin American Citizens – $5,000
Learning First Alliance – $54,240
Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund – $15,300
NAACP – $56,500
National Alliance of Black School Educators – $11,000
National Association for Asian and Pacific American Education – $5,500
National Association for Bilingual Education – $5,000
National Association for the Education and Advancement of Cambodian, Laotian, and Vietnamese Americans – $5,000
National Association of Hispanic Journalists – $5,000
National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials Education Fund – $10,000
National Association of Legislative and Political Specialists for Education – $14,021
National Baptist Voice – $15,450
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards – $8,000
National Coalition for Technology in Education and Training – $10,000
National Coalition on Black Civic Participation – $10,000
National Conference of Black Mayors – $10,000
National Conference of State Legislatures – $42,275
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education – $348,585
National Council of La Raza – $14,700
National Hispanic Media Coalition – $5,000
National League of Cities – $40,000
National Partnership for Women and Families – $5,000
National Parent Teachers Association – $5,000
National Public Pension Coalition – $135,000
National Staff Development Council – $70,500
National Urban League – $10,180
National Women’s Law Center – $10,000
Nebraskans Against 423 – $500,000
Nebraskans for the Good Life – $250,000
Not In Montana – $310,000
Ohioans for a Fair Minimum Wage – $680,000
Organizations Concerned About Rural Education – $5,000
Partnership for 21st Century Skills – $55,803
People for the American Way – $275,000
Project New West – $86,000
Rainbow/PUSH Coalition – $10,000
Rebuild America’s Schools – $20,000
Second District Religious, Educational Charitable Development Project – $5,000
Service Employees International Union (SEIU) – $15,000
Sierra Club – $50,000
Southeast Asia Resource Action Center – $5,000
Southern Christian Leadership Conference – $12,771
Task Force Foundation – $10,000
Teachers Count – $50,000
U.S. Action – $100,000
U.S. Fund for UNICEF – $7,500
Vote Early Denver – $25,000
Women’s Campaign Forum – $15,000
Women’s Voices Women Vote – $75,000
Workers Independent News Service – $5,000
Working America – $150,000
Mike Antonucci ([email protected]) is director of the Education Intelligence Agency, a California-based group that conducts public education research, analysis, and investigations.
NEA Gave $12 Million to Advocacy Groups Mike Antonucci
If you ran a liberal political, advocacy, or research organization and you went to the National Education Association last year with your hand out, chances are good you came away with a fistful of dollars. An Education Intelligence Agency analysis of NEA’s financial disclosure report for the 2006-07 fiscal year reveals the national teachers union contributed $12 million to a wide variety of advocacy groups.
The total nearly tripled its contributions from the previous fiscal year.
The expenditures include a host of payments connected with ballot initiatives in November 2006 and the first eight months of 2007. They range from $2.3 million to Citizens for Education, which campaigned in favor of a school funding initiative in Michigan, down to several smaller grants to groups such as Rainbow/PUSH, FairTest, Amnesty International, Sierra Club, and Human Rights Campaign. The following is an alphabetic list of the recipients of NEA’s largesse:
ACORN – $218,452
American Council on Education – $10,000
American Library Association – $5,000
American Rights at Work – $5,000
Americans United for Change – $350,000
Amnesty International – $7,500
Arizona Minimum Wage Coalition – $28,000
Arizona State University Office for Research & Sponsored Projects Administration – $250,000
Asian American Justice Center – $5,000
Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund – $6,000
Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies – $5,000
Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance – $5,000
Bloggerpower.org – $10,000
Business and Professional Women/USA – $5,000
Campaign for America’s Future – $40,000
CAP Charitable Foundation – $5,000
Celebrate ME – $50,000
Center for Community Change – $25,000
Center for Equity and Biliteracy Education Research – $8,000
Center for Law and Education – $50,000
Center for Policy Alternatives – $10,000
Center for Teaching Quality – $277,485
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association – $81,500
Children’s Defense Fund – $10,000
The Citizenship Project – $25,000
Citizens for Education – $2,316,000
Citizens United to Protect Our Public Safety, Schools and Communities – $550,000
Citizens Who Support Maine’s Public Schools – $195,000
Coloradans for Excellent Schools – $792,000
Coloradans for a Fair Minimum Wage – $20,000
Coloradans for Responsible Reform – $50,000
Committee for Education Funding – $18,902
Committee to Protect Our Children’s Legacy – $560,000
Communities for Quality Education – $273,000
Communities United to Strengthen America – $150,000
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. – $40,000
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute – $90,825
Conserving Arizona’s Future – $50,000
Creating Arizona’s Future – $425,000
Democratic GAIN – $10,000
Democratic Leadership Council – $40,150
East Meadow Jewish Center – $5,000
Economic Policy Institute – $150,000
Educational Testing Service – $21,134
Everybody Wins DC – $8,000
FairTest – $35,000
Ford’s Theatre – $10,000
Funniest Celebrity in Washington – $10,000
Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation – $6,000
Gay Lesbian and Straight Education Network – $130,000
Give Missourians A Raise – $200,000
Give Nevada A Raise – $25,000
Great Lakes Center for Education Research and Practice – $300,000
Harvard Labor and Worklife Program – $5,000
Harvard University Office for Sponsored Research – $50,000
Healthy Schools Network – $5,000
Human Rights Campaign – $15,000
Invest In Our Kids’ Education – $720,000
James B. Hunt, Jr. Institute for Educational Leadership and Policy – $15,000
Japanese American Citizens League – $5,000
Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies – $15,000
Labor Council for Latin American Advancement – $15,000
Latina Initiative – $25,000
Leadership Conference on Civil Rights – $15,000
League of Rural Voters – $15,000
League of United Latin American Citizens – $5,000
Learning First Alliance – $54,240
Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund – $15,300
NAACP – $56,500
National Alliance of Black School Educators – $11,000
National Association for Asian and Pacific American Education – $5,500
National Association for Bilingual Education – $5,000
National Association for the Education and Advancement of Cambodian, Laotian, and Vietnamese Americans – $5,000
National Association of Hispanic Journalists – $5,000
National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials Education Fund – $10,000
National Association of Legislative and Political Specialists for Education – $14,021
National Baptist Voice – $15,450
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards – $8,000
National Coalition for Technology in Education and Training – $10,000
National Coalition on Black Civic Participation – $10,000
National Conference of Black Mayors – $10,000
National Conference of State Legislatures – $42,275
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education – $348,585
National Council of La Raza – $14,700
National Hispanic Media Coalition – $5,000
National League of Cities – $40,000
National Partnership for Women and Families – $5,000
National Parent Teachers Association – $5,000
National Public Pension Coalition – $135,000
National Staff Development Council – $70,500
National Urban League – $10,180
National Women’s Law Center – $10,000
Nebraskans Against 423 – $500,000
Nebraskans for the Good Life – $250,000
Not In Montana – $310,000
Ohioans for a Fair Minimum Wage – $680,000
Organizations Concerned About Rural Education – $5,000
Partnership for 21st Century Skills – $55,803
People for the American Way – $275,000
Project New West – $86,000
Rainbow/PUSH Coalition – $10,000
Rebuild America’s Schools – $20,000
Second District Religious, Educational Charitable Development Project – $5,000
Service Employees International Union (SEIU) – $15,000
Sierra Club – $50,000
Southeast Asia Resource Action Center – $5,000
Southern Christian Leadership Conference – $12,771
Task Force Foundation – $10,000
Teachers Count – $50,000
U.S. Action – $100,000
U.S. Fund for UNICEF – $7,500
Vote Early Denver – $25,000
Women’s Campaign Forum – $15,000
Women’s Voices Women Vote – $75,000
Workers Independent News Service – $5,000
Working America – $150,000
Mike Antonucci ([email protected]) is director of the Education Intelligence Agency, a California-based group that conducts public education research, analysis, and investigations.
