National Education Association Thanks Students for Raising PAC Funds

At its recent convention, National Education Association Vice President Lily Eskelsen publicly thanked students for raising funds for the union political action committee, known as the NEA Fund for Children and Public Education.

“We also want to recognize the great work of our student programs all year long they’ve been utilizing our member-to-member fundraising tool go.NEAfund.org to raise money from students all over the country.  Thank you retirees.  Thank you students!”

Aside from not being able to insert complete sentences into the teleprompter, Eskelsen is acknowledging that students helped raise money to elect union-friendly politicians.

Can’t the union for once just leave the children alone?  Can’t the union for once allow students to receive an education untainted by the gripes of unhappy employees?

Political action committees are only supposed to solicit funds from union or association members or employees.  So why are students participating in the first place?

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