Fightin' sems Old friends NOW in fight for No. 1 spot
Washington AP report on Eleanor Smeal challenging Judy Goldsmith for NOW president. Both exude camaraderie yet clash on strategy, with key aims including abortion rights, Civil Rights Restoration Act, pay equity, and ERA. Campaign culminates at NOW conference in New Orleans on July 20.
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NEA chief seeks test for new teachers at convention
Mary Harwood Futrell, president of the National Education Association, plans to urge the union’s 7,000 delegates to endorse requiring all new teachers to pass a certification test. She notes tests will be used in pre cert steps, alongside student teaching and internships, and seeks a clear endorsement. The NEA convention opens Friday in Washington.
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