The Evergreen Freedom Foundation
July 2004
This report is an odd mix of level-headedness and paranoia. The story of the Evergreen Freedom Foundation's legal and PR battles with the NEA and its Washington state affiliate makes for especially interesting reading. The discussion of Senator Kerry's change of heart on "performance pay" for teachers is judicious. Regrettably, the authors' claims often have more passion than proof, such as the undocumented assertion that "the NEA actually has veto power over the direction and goals of the [Democratic] party." (Might be true, but this report offers no evidence.) And while there is much to be learned from the travails of Washington teachers who dare to ask where their union dollars go, the report's black-helicopters tone overshadows some of its serious points. Still, there is useful information to be found by clicking here.