$20 million is a lot of money. There are 3.1 million teachers in the US [1], so about $7 a piece go toward lobbying per year.<p>David Koch alone in this election cycle, &quot; ... hopes to spend up to $300 million on candidates and another $600 million on efforts to reduce regulations and reform the criminal justice system.&quot; [2]<p>So I mean ...<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;nces.ed.gov&#x2F;fastfacts&#x2F;display.asp?id=372" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;nces.ed.gov&#x2F;fastfacts&#x2F;display.asp?id=372</a><p>[2] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.forbes.com&#x2F;sites&#x2F;chloesorvino&#x2F;2015&#x2F;09&#x2F;30&#x2F;the-biggest-most-influential-political-donors-on-the-2015-forbes-400&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.forbes.com&#x2F;sites&#x2F;chloesorvino&#x2F;2015&#x2F;09&#x2F;30&#x2F;the-bigg...</a>