The Nea 2008 Almanac of Higher Education (NEA ALMANAC OF HIGHER EDUCATION) - Softcover
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More Than A Lawyer; Robert Chanin, the National Education Association, and the Fight for Public Education, Employee Rights, and Social Justice
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National Education Association, Washington DC
(2010)
ISBN 10: 0810615509
ISBN 13: 9780810615502
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Format is approximately 7.75 inches by 9.75 inches. xi, [3], 360 pages. Illustrations. Selected Bibliography. Notes. Index. The National Education Association (NEA) is the largest labor union and professional interest group in the United States. It represents public school teachers and other support personnel, faculty and staffers at colleges and universities, retired educators, and college students preparing to become teachers. The NEA has over 2.9 million members and is headquartered in Washington, D.C. The stated mission of the NEA is "to advocate for education professionals and to unite our members and the nation to fulfill the promise of public education to prepare every student to succeed in a diverse and interdependent world." While the NEA has a stated position of "non-partisan", it almost exclusively supports the Democratic Party. The NEA lobbies the United States Congress and federal agencies and is active in the nominating process for Democratic candidates. NEA General Counsel Bob Chanin has called his 41 years at NEA "the closest you can get to having a well-paying job doing pro bono work." Chanin has briefed and argued five cases before the U.S. Supreme Court and has filed amicus curiae briefs in another 25. Under Chanin's legal guidance, the NEA achieved a breakthrough in 1965 by becoming the first professional organization to desegregate. The then-predominantly White NEA merged at the national level with the American Teachers Association, which represented Black teachers. It took 10 years to enforce the merger on sometimes reluctant state affiliates. Chanin helped to oust all-White Mississippi and Louisiana teachers' groups that refused to integrate. Chanin, a widely recognized authority on public-sector labor relations, helped draft and implement labor statutes in 13 states. He has negotiated collective bargaining agreements on behalf of NEA affiliates in various jurisdictions. Seller Inventory # 78604
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