Teacher unions getting out the vote

At the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers’ offices, Judi Moniot makes calls last week to urge support for candidates. —Photo by Jason Rearick for Education Week.

Teachers’ unions around the country have shifted into high gear in the countdown to the presidential election next week, and nowhere is the fervor more evident than in the battleground states.In Florida, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin, affiliates of the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers have been campaigning with every tool at their disposal, including newsletters, fliers, postcards, and volunteers to reach out to more than 4 million members and their families...

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