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American Education, 10/e
Joel Spring

Teachers Unions and Teacher Politics

Internet Exercises

1. Compare and contrast the websites for the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers. In what ways are they similar? How do they differ? Was there any information on the website that you were surprised to see? Why?

2. Using the information you found from exercise number 1, find the websites for the American Bar Association and the American Medical Association. In what ways are the activities of the teachers’ unions similar to the activities of these groups? How do they differ?