https://reuther.wayne.edu/taxonomy/term/360 The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/3838 <p>Al Shanker shares with the International Federation of Free Teachers'' Unions the various challenges facing educators in the United States and the programs the AFT has established to try to face them. One challenge he mentions are the changing demographics in America. Another is federal funding for public schools and the various federal education laws to which public schools must adhere. In order to deal with these issues, the AFT has partnered with other labor unions through the AFL-CIO to increase its political leverage and with other community groups that share common goals and interests. <span class='read-more'><a href="https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/3838" target="_blank"><strong>&nbsp;read&nbsp;more&nbsp;&raquo;</strong></a></span></p> https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/3838#comments American Federation of Teachers Community School Relationship Demographics Educational Vouchers Funding Lobbying Org for Economic Co-operation and Dev. Trade Union Advisory Comm Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Parent Teacher Cooperation Shanker, Albert Teacher Associations Unions Thu, 19 Feb 2009 14:07:00 -0500 jruss 3838 at https://reuther.wayne.edu