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'''The National Education Association''' (NEA) is an American [[labor union]] with strong [[leftist]] leanings; it is currently the largest labor union in the [[United States]]. Membership is mandatory for teachers and administrators at many public schools.  

'''The National Education Association''' (NEA) is an American [[labor union]] with strong [[leftist]] leanings; it is currently the largest labor union in the [[United States]]. Membership is mandatory for teachers and administrators at many public schools.  

According to critics, it is not so much a  professional organization as a [[lobbying]] group, and it is most likely responsible for the removal of [[God]] and [[Christian values]] from [[public school]] classrooms. The NEA is also a coalition partner of the liberal coalition [[America Votes]].<ref>[http://www.americavotes.org/site/partner_summaries/ America Votes - Partners]</ref> The NEA viciously opposes [[charter schools]] and any attempts to [[outsourcing|delegate school support services to the free market]]. The NEA is more radically left than even the [[SEIU]] on the issue of privatization; some chapters would rather a school district lay off employees or close schools than to even consider privatization of support services. On the bright side, some chapters oppose [[common core]].

According to critics, it is not so much a  professional organization as a [[lobbying]] group, and it is most likely responsible for the removal of [[God]] and [[Christian values]] from [[public school]] classrooms. The NEA is also a coalition partner of the liberal coalition [[America Votes]].<ref>[http://www.americavotes.org/site/partner_summaries/ America Votes - Partners]</ref> The NEA viciously opposes [[charter schools]] and any attempts to [[outsourcing|delegate school support services to the free market]]. The NEA is more radically left than even the [[SEIU]] on the issue of privatization; some chapters would rather a school district lay off employees or close schools than to even consider privatization of support services. On the bright side, some chapters have been known to oppose [[Common Core]]. However, the organization is, unsurprisingly, largely in favor of Common Core, and the NEA's website actively defends it.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nea.org/home/56822.htm|title=Common Core: 10 Things You Should Know About the Common Core State Standards|author=Tim Walker|accessdate=2017-07-17|publisher=National Education Association}}</ref>

==Origins==

==Origins==