As children in D.C. and around the nation head back to school, senior school leaders are coming out swinging against powerful teachers' unions. School administrators meeting in Denver yesterday also criticized the relationship between Democrats and teachers' unions. We talk with the leader of the National Education Association, the union representing 3.2 million educators in the United States.
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Education and National Politics
Listen Monday, Aug. 25, 2008 at 12:06 p.m. in Elections, PoliticsGuests
Reg Weaver
President, National Education Association
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