Martin Center editor Garion Frankel wrote an opinion piece for Real Clear Education examining how the National Education Association has evolved from a teachers’ union into a progressive political organization. Frankel argues that while the NEA spends hundreds of millions of dollars on political advocacy, grants, and progressive causes, it devotes a comparatively small share of its resources to representing teachers and addressing the classroom challenges educators say matter most. He contends that the union’s growing focus on ideological activism has come at the expense of its core mission: serving America’s teachers and students.
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