Lobbying in disguise: the American Federation of Teachers "studies" charter schools. (Check the Facts). From: Education Next | Date: January 1, 2003| Author: Maranto, Robert | COPYRIGHT 2003 Hoover Institution Press. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Do Charter Schools Measure Up? The Charter School Experiment After 10 Years

American Federation of Teachers, 2002.

Teacher unions are pulled in different directions. On the one hand, many of their staffers have devoted their lives to education and are genuinely committed to improving schools. Indeed, under the late Al Shanker, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) was known for toughminded talk on issues like standards, testing, and failing schools.

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