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In an earlier post on this blog Barack Obama was criticized for among other things pandering to the NEA for votes with the promise of money.

source: Barack Obama’s speech to the annual NEA meeting in PA (2007)
In the coming weeks, I’ll be laying out the specific details of my plan to invest billions of new dollars into the teaching profession and recruit an army of well-trained, well-qualified teachers who are willing to stand at the front of any classroom and give every student the chance to succeed.

Other reports indicate him mentioning the idea of merit pay and a criticism of those who view low-income or minority students with disdain. The NEA must be convinced they can still get the bucks from any Democratic party candidate or GOP candidate Mike Huckabee. If a candidate has the nerve to point out failings of teachers or measuring their pay based on merit no offer of money will overcome the NEA’s fear of having to produce results for the out of control spending on education. The costs continue to rise while the student achievement continues to decline or remain flat.

NH NEA to endorse Clinton, Huckabee
Posted: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 10:37 AM by Mark Murray
Filed Under: 2008, Clinton, Huckabee

From NBC/NJ’s Tricia Miller
The 16,000-member New Hampshire affiliate of the National Education Association has chosen to recommend to its members Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primary and Mike Huckabee in the Republican primary, according to a source within the state NEA.This is the first time the state affiliate has picked a candidate in the GOP primary, and it follows Huckabee’s showing as the only Republican who spoke to the NEA convention in July.

The state chapter’s membership is more than 25% Republican, said the source, and the committee didn’t want those members to be ignored. When Huckabee spoke at the convention and participated in an interview with the state affiliate, deciding members felt it would be right to point that out to members. Only education and related positions were considered, and the board appreciated Huckabee’s “strong views on public education,” especially supporting the arts and music. The board might have felt differently if it had considered the former Arkansas governor’s opinions on “social values issues” and “war issues,” the source said.

The excerpt above demonstrates the validity of the criticism that the NEA, aka the National Extortion Association, places the continuation of spending increases for education without conditions as their only goal. They abandon consideration of any other issue and even select political candidates across party lines as long as they are viewed as willing to spend what the teahcer’s union demands. No performance measures, no conditions, no limitations on funding just keep spending to maintain their lifestyle and let the students fall where they may.

If any teachers wish to share anecdotes on this blog as to their own personal efforts and crticize this post as unfair it is suggested that you do something about your unions. While there may be fine teachers out there who perform admirably it is obvious the vast majority are doing nothing to change the unions sole focus of directing more public funds to education while student performance continues to suffer.

related post at Michelle Malkin’s blog 

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