Mooney Institute Tries to Blend Unionism, School Reform
Teachers’ unions are rarely seen as hands-on school reformers.
But the Tom Mooney Institute for Teacher & Union Leadership thinks they should be, and is trying to get a new generation of local union leaders ready for such roles.
The institute is an offshoot of the 13-year-old Teachers Union Reform Network of NEA and AFT Locals , or TURN, which brings together like-minded union leaders to exchange ideas on improving schools. The Mooney Institute takes the message a step further, offering practical guidance as those leaders create and run improvement...
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Correction:
In an earlier version of this story, the accompanying chart should have said that Mark Simon served as the president of the Montgomery County Education Association in Maryland for two six-year terms between 1985 and 2003.
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