Abstract
<jats:p>A comprehensive review of the financial disclosures, governance structures, and external relationships of the NEA and AFT finds that these organizations primarily operate as large-scale political and funding institutions with limited transparency and attenuated accountability to their members. The central concern is not merely that the NEA and AFT participate in politics, but that they route, classify, and report substantial portions of their spending in ways that conceal from members and the public the true scale of that activity, the self-dealing it enables, and the broader political apparatus to which their dues are ultimately directed. This report also examines how these financial and institutional dynamics increasingly intersect with educational policy and classroom practice, contributing to the growing politicization of school environments and raising concerns about the preservation of educational neutrality and academic freedom.</jats:p>