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Feature:
That's the ticket!
Where they stand on education
(These two articles are in our Campaign '08 section, which is for members only and requires registration. (PDF document))

Where We Stand
Groundbreaking support for innovative reforms

Value-added summer vacation
Volunteers help New Orleans schools, community

A boost for high-skill careers
Training, funding and support for high-skill careers is the focus of a new AFL-CIO policy statement

Speak Out
Should classrooms be 'sugar-free' zones
NO: There are better ways to reward students
By Lucille Hollander
YES: The birthday cupcake isn't the culprit
By Linda Ulrich-Hagner

AFT Web site by teachers for teachers
The AFT's "Tools for Teachers" Web site is aimed at assisting novice teachers and other educators with some of the most fundamental challenges.

Tools for Teachers
Kindle the flame of democracy through mock elections

First Person
Chris Townsend: The life of a volunteer organizer

State Lines
CO; MO; WV

Teachers' Lounge
Did I get it right?; Itty-bitty stickers; Meet the parents; Praiseworthy

Class Notes
New handbook outlines an 'agenda for shared prosperity'

NCLB Update
Testing the joy out of education

Hard Times
The squeeze of rising prices and a cooling economy usher in hard times.

AFT Voices
How is the current economic climate affecting you personally as well as the quality of education in your school and district?

On The Hill
Extra time must be time well spent
Higher Ed Law could help on RTI front

Early Childhood Education
A day in the life: Tammie Miller details joys, challenges of her profession
Congress takes action on staff recruitment

Lifetimes
You gotta have friends: Retiree activists are a crucial link in 2008 efforts

Worldview
AFT honors teachers in Zimbabwe and activists in Burma

Your Money
It's not just the price at the pump
(This link takes you to the expanded online version of this article.)

Leading to Read
AFT local offers D.C. teachers training in reading strategies

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