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Article: Teachers Discard The Union Label; As the National Education Association pursues a liberal agenda, many of its rank and file refuse to toe the line and have formed their own teacher-advocacy groups.(THE NATION)
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- Insight on the News
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- September 30, 2003
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Byline: John Berlau, INSIGHT
The powerful national teachers unions took one on the chin in September when, despite their intense lobbying, both the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate Appropriations Committee narrowly approved the first government-funded voucher plan for the children of the District of Columbia. This was made possible by a diverse network of school-choice advocates including, most importantly, parents groups.
But education watchers say the most important new constituency of groups critical of the teacher unions is, surprisingly, teachers themselves. All over the country, some of the most distinguished public-school teachers are ...
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