Teacher Union drops $450k on single Louisiana school board election

AFT drops $450k on single Louisiana school board election - EAGnews.org Kyle Olson Kyle founded Education Action Group in 2007. Find Kyle on Twitter. HARVEY, La. – The American Federation of Teachers is hitting a local Louisiana school board with both barrels. money embezzlementThe union has spent nearly $450,000 to reclaim a majority on the board, according to campaign finance filings, the Times-Picayune reports. That's more than all individual candidate contributions combined. The AFT Committee for School Board Accountability in Jefferson Parish has so far spent $165,000 on canvassing and online advertising for the candidates that will look out for union interests on the board – leaving it with $281,000 to deluge voters in the final days of the campaign. The union is seeking to regain control from a majority that turned down a contract with the union in 2012. Additionally, the paper reports:
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