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American Federation of Teachers endorses Hillary Clinton
July 14, 2015Weingarten put the union's endorsement in the context of scrapping the Bush-era No Child Left Behind and its teach-to-the-test penalizing of students and schools.
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Education: is it job training, or preparation for democracy?
July 9, 2015If we want our nation to create more people like history's innovators and inventors, we would be wise to teach our children how to think like they did.
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Mayors hear biased view of California court decision vs. teacher tenure
July 7, 2015There is an answer to public education's poor performance: money; we will have to pay for it, just as we pay for a massive military budget.
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South Chicago community faces down prep school board over firings
June 26, 2015"Telling teachers that they might lose their health insurance if they unionize is not living honestly."
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Teachers’ unions begin presidential endorsement process
June 17, 2015The meetings are important because the teachers unions are known for their members' political activism, intelligence, credibility, and reach.
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