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Activist John Ryer Elected Head of NEA in 1975
John E. Ryer, a 39 year old Michigan born mathematics teacher and Battle Creek activist, was elected president of the National Education Association. He vows a national collective bargaining push, defends education funding, and notes his family’s finances while urging reform and minority inclusion in education. He succeeds James A. Harris amid a moving political role for the NEA.
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Los Angeles
John E. Ryer
Michigan
National Education Association
United States
Ryer
Calhoun County Democratic Club
Battle Creek
Ford
Ayer
NEA
Board of Education
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James A. Harris
Association
Harris
Iowa
Byer
Michigan Education Association
John Edward Ryer
Charlotte
Mich
Olivet
Western Michigan University