At 150, NEA faces tough education issues

by Rosita Johnson via PWW (reposted)

Fri, Jun 29, 2007 7:03AM

Friday, June 29, 2007 : The nation’s largest union, the National Education Association, returns to the city where it was founded in 1857 to hold its annual meeting and representative assembly, June 30-July 5.

Led by its president, Reg Weaver, over 9,000 delegates will debate hot issues swirling around public education in the United States and set the union’s agenda for the coming year. They will elect the leadership of this 3.2-million-member union of teachers, higher education faculty, education support professionals, school administrators, retired educators and students preparing to become teachers.

Eight presidential candidates will address the gathering — Democrats Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, John Edwards, Dennis Kucinich, Barack Obama and Bill Richardson, and a sole Republican, Mike Huckabee.

On July 5 the NEA will honor House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) as its 2007 Friend of Education.

A major topic will be the No Child Left Behind Act, the Bush administration’s controversial education reform program up for congressional reRosita JohnsonRead More

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