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We already knew that the NEA's top brass lives large. Reg Weaver, the union's president, makes $439,000 a year. The NEA has a $58 million payroll for just over 600 employees, more than half of whom draw six-figure salaries. Last year the average teacher made only $48,000, so it seems you're better off working as a union rep than in the classroom.
Many of the organization's disbursements--$30,000 to the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association, $122,000 to the Center for Teaching Quality--at least target groups that ostensibly have a direct educational mission. But many others are a stretch, to say the least. The NEA gave $15,000 to the Human Rights Campaign, which lobbies for "lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equal rights." The National Women's Law Center, whose Web site currently features a "pocket guide" to opposing Supreme Court nominee Sam Alito, received $5,000. And something called the Fund to Protect Social Security got $400,000, presumably to defeat personal investment accounts.

[spoil:8e3d990e58]Opinion Journal[/spoil:8e3d990e58]

What a curious use for the spoiler code..! /smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" />

Teachers have been getting the shaft without Vaseline for the longest time...This is even more fucked up news...

well, could you imagine, you AYHJA are paying your dues to "the home businessmen's union" and then a ruling allows for all expenses of the union to be itemized, and you find out that more than 60% of your dues went to pay the man who was charging you uyour dues, and he's just raised the so he can give another 5% to the national coalition for gay rights,and another 12% to his cousin, who makes the flyers advertising your increased dues.. and a five percent allowance to his wife, so she got some spending money,.. so only about 8% of what you pay in dues is used for your representation.

and people ask why I'm not a professional teacher! simple. teachers have alot to learn about the real world, and hopefully this union accountability for their dues will be a good first step to considering themselves professional.

(as for the spoiler, I was just seeing what it was.)