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The latest news about unions in education, including articles, Commentaries, and special features.

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As Membership Plummets, NEA Retools Mission

New groups aim to stake out a place for parents' voices amid a crowded field of advocates and policymakers. (July 13, 2012)

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Joining Forces
This special report examines the attempts by a small but growing number of districts and unions to work together to enhance the knowledge and skills of teachers and, in turn, improve the achievement of schoolchildren.

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Talks drag on with hopes for Friday return.
September 13, 2012 | Updated: September 13, 2012 - McClatchy-Tribune
The flare-up in Chicago is, in many ways, reflective of broader tensions about changes to evaluation policies being rolled out across the country.
September 12, 2012 | Updated: September 18, 2012 - Education Week
Recent developments could signal the start of a more collaborative relationship between teachers' unions and virtual education after years of friction.
August 27, 2012 - Education Week
Chicago, Milwaukee, and New York have all relinquished multi-million-dollar federal grants intended to promote merit pay and professional development for educators.
August 21, 2012 - Education Week
At the biennial convention, union delegates take hard-line stances despite leaders' calls to continue pursuing reform measures.
August 6, 2012 - Education Week
With a loss of some 100,000 members in the past two years—and more expected—the teachers' union is striving to buttress its political clout.
July 13, 2012 - Education Week
Advocates for charter schools and school choice await action from Gov. Scott Walker now that he has handily survived a recall vote.
June 11, 2012 - Education Week
New organizations are jousting with teacher groups for influence on policy issues.
May 21, 2012 - Education Week
A new breed of K-12 advocacy organizations is making its campaign-cash influence felt in local school board contests.
May 21, 2012 - Education Week
New organizations are making their impact felt in statehouses on issues such as teacher evaluation and charter schools.
May 14, 2012 - Education Week

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