Education Groups Put Muscle Behind Health-Care Overhaul

Education organizations—including both national teachers’ unions—are putting their muscle and money behind an effort by President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats to revamp the nation’s health care system.

The National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers both are supporting advertising and grassroots advocacy campaigns in favor of the overhaul effort, as lawmakers gather public input on the proposals in advance of a legislative push expected this fall.

Generally, the measures now on the table—a bill approved by three House committees and another being worked on by a Senate panel—wouldn’t have a direct impact on schools. One exception is a provision in both proposals that would seek to expand school-based health centers, which deliver health care in schools...