https://reuther.wayne.edu/taxonomy/term/1937 The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/12815 <p>The American Federation of Teachers is a labor union representing primary and secondary school teachers, paraprofessionals, higher education faculty and professional staff, and nurses and other health care professionals. The AFT Educational Issues Department, originally the Task Force on Educational Issues, is the research and development arm of the union. The department tracks education policies from local, state and national bodies, conducts research and analysis on those policies, produces briefs and reports, conducts workshops, and assists local AFT affiliates on educational issues. A major initiative of the department is the Education Research &amp; Dissemination program (ER&amp;D). The program began in 1981 with a grant from the National Institute of Education. It is focused on professional development through the collection of a body of research on education issues and translation of that material to classroom applications. Teachers are able to access research and apply new techniques in their classrooms. The ER&amp;D program explores topics such as instruction methods, critical thinking, behavior management, and student motivation. Projects include the Visiting Practitioner program and Thinking Mathematics. The Educational Issues Department also organizes the bi-annual QuEST (Quality Educational Standards in Teaching) Conference. </p> <p>The AFT Education Issues Department Records contain correspondence and chronological files, meeting minutes, reports, manuscripts and drafts, annotated articles, reports, conference packets, press releases, newsletters, fliers, photographs, negatives, and VHS and audiocassette tapes. The records contain communications with and publications from many education-related organizations as well as granting institutions. </p> https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/12815#comments American Federation of Teachers Class size Dropouts Educational change Educational research Feldman, Sandra Inclusive education LaCour, Nat McElroy, Edward Religion in the public schools Rosenberg, Bella Shanker, Albert Mon, 20 Apr 2015 17:20:16 -0400 scaloia 12815 at https://reuther.wayne.edu https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/2084 <p>Papers covering the activities of various secretary-treasurers of the AFT. The secretary-treasurer oversees departments within the national office, collects per capita dues, responds to affiliates’ needs such as strike and collective bargaining assistance, and is closely involved with the AFT Executive Council and the AFL-CIO secretary-treasurers. </p> <p>Part I topics of note include organizing, segregated locals, worker education, international teacher unions, federal aid to education, and academic freedom.</p> <p>Part II contains additional content related to the subjects in Part I, as well as material related to union finances, various assistance programs, strikes, the AFT Executive Committee and Council, AFT National Conventions, the National Education Association, and the AFL-CIO, especially jurisdictional disputes and secretary-treasurers' meetings.</p> https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/2084#comments Agency fee American Federation of Teachers Collective bargaining Educational vouchers LaCour, Nat McElroy, Edward Porter, Robert Rosenberg, Bella Shanker, Albert Strikes and lockouts--Teachers Tue, 22 Sep 2015 14:27:04 -0400 dgolodner 2084 at https://reuther.wayne.edu