The NEA and the AFT Both Represent Large Numbers of Teachers

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Essay

The NEA and the AFT both represent large numbers of teachers. Each ranks its priorities in slightly different ways, emphasizing slightly different factors. Describe the similarities and differences between the organizations with respect to size, age, representation, history of issues, positions on educational reform, and collective bargaining.

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Definitions:

Yards

A unit of measurement equal to 3 feet or 0.9144 meters, used primarily in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada for measuring distances.

Centimeters

A measurement in the metric system that corresponds to one hundredth of a meter in length.

Yards

A unit of length in the Imperial and US customary systems, equal to 3 feet or 0.9144 meters.

Meters

The base unit of length in the International System of Units (SI), equivalent to 100 centimeters.