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Lily Eskelsen Garcia, head of the National Education Association, and American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten spoke at the Democratic National Convention. (AP Photos)
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At DNC, teachers’ unions hit Trump, but not on education

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AFT was one of the first unions to endorse Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Politics

Emails show DNC, teachers union working to link Trump to bullying

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The materials are mostly, but not entirely, neutral on the political issue of gun control. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)
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Teachers’ unions try to guide classroom discussion on gun violence

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The focus was on school choice, specifically, public charter schools. (iStock photo)
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Progressives host vigorous school choice debate

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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., left, speaks to the media after speaking at the 2015 International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation Workers Conference, Tuesday, July 28, 2015, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Sanders’ growing support a dilemma for union leaders

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Having already been through a months-long legislative process, the smooth, two-day conference committee was surely a relief for members and staff on the House and Senate education committees. (AP Photo)
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Winners and losers in the Senate’s fix to No Child Left Behind

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Wade Henderson, president and CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, scolded critics of No Child Left Behind, saying the law, while it had its flaws, had been made a scapegoat for educational problems that were instead caused by institutional racism.
Education

Civil rights groups slam Senate Education bill for reducing federal oversight

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English teacher Radka Tomasek speaks to the class at the English Center June 16, 2006 in Miami, Fla. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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The labor case that could lead to educational freedom

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First signed into law in 2002, No Child Left Behind has now lasted more than twice as long as it was supposed to. The law sets the bar unreasonably high in a number of areas. For instance, it requires all students in all schools to be proficient in reading and math by 2014. (Photo by Tim Boyle/Getty Images)
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Education groups impatient over No Child Left Behind reform delays

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When asked what would be the right mix of traditional public schools and charter schools, Randi Weingarten called it
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Major teachers union ready to work with charter schools

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