September 15, 2009 4:14PM # NEA Dues and ACORN By [Adam B. Schaeffer](https://www.cato.org/people/adam-b-schaeffer) --- SHARE Sabrina Schaeffer (yes, related) over at IWF’s Inkwell [wonders](http://www.iwf.org/inkwell/show/22036.html) when the NEA is going to sever its ties to ACORN, given recent revelations that its employees are willing to help set up a brothel with [child prostitutes](http://hotair.com/archives/2009/09/14/video-acorn-doubles-down-on-a-13/). Good question. I’m sure a lot of union members would be none too pleased with where their dues money ends up. From the *[Examiner](http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/Teachers-unions-have-contributed-over-13-million-to-ACORN--59179227.html)*: > Teachers unions have contributed over $1.3 million to ACORN and its affiliates, since 2005, according to U.S. Labor Department financial disclosure forms. Many education reformers would call the NEA criminal in their resistance to effective policy change. But that’s a figure of speech. They do, however, need to be more careful with their money. The NEA, really any activist group on the Left with a shred of dignity, should publicly end their relationship with this corrupt and [criminal](http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/09/09/acorn-turns-florida-workers-voter-fraud-charges/) organization immediately. ##### Related Tags [Education](https://www.cato.org/education), [Center for Educational Freedom](https://www.cato.org/center-educational-freedom) [![Creative Commons License](/build/cato_2020/images/creative-commons.svg)](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) This work is licensed under a [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/).