Critics question unions after $1B in political spending

(The Center Square) – Following a report by Defending Education revealing that the nation’s largest teachers unions spent more than $1 billion on political activities, education experts are questioning whether the unions’ heavy political spending has produced any meaningful improvement in student outcomes.

The report by the non-profit Defending Education found that the American Federation of Teachers and the National Education Association together directed approximately $669 million toward federal political activity and another $336 million toward state and local political spending since 2015.