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States that the National Education Association (NEA) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) have given their support for unity, and are calling for guidelines to permit state-level mergers. Reference to voting on a proposed merger of the union; Comments from Bob Chase, president of the NEA; Reference to proposed mergers of other unions in the United States; Details on the AFT convention held in July, 1998. INSET: AFT, NEA ponder unions' role in teacher quality.

Describes the National Education Association's visit to the Saturn Corp. car company in Spring Hill, Tennessee. Model of new unionism at Saturn; Management and union partnership that gives union members a say at every level of decision making; NEA President Bob Chase's pledge to reinvent NEA; Saturn union members' election of their own leaders; Applications in public education. INSET: Beating a path to Saturn's plant, by Jeff, Archer..

Reports on criticisms of presidents of the American Federation of Teachers, Sandra Feldman and the National Education Association, Bob Chase against the movement to set higher academic standards for American students. Impact of the movement on teachers; Union presidents' continuous support for standards-based school improvement.

Assesses Bob Chase's performance as president of the U.S. teachers' union National Education Association (NEA). Chase's pledge to reinvent the NEA as an organization that would focus on school improvement as well as teachers' rights; His accomplishments as president; Arguments for and against his policies and approach towards the system of education; His plans after retirement.

Focuses on National Education Association and American Federation of Teachers' investment of millions of dollars to try to influence the outcomes of key election contests in the United States (U.S.). Allocation of bigger shares of their political spending into activities that are not hampered by campaign-spending; Failure of labor groups to give the Democrats a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Reports on the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers' political clout in the United States. Factors enhancing the political influence of the teachers' unions; Spending of the groups in political campaigns.

Reports that delegates to the National Education Association's (NEA) annual meeting have rejected a resolution that included a set of conditions under which the organization would accept pay plans based on more than a teacher's education and length of service. Delegates' support for the NEA stand against alternative pay policies through the amendment of its opposition to merit pay.

Reports on mixed reactions to teachers' review of their colleagues performance in California. Success of the peer-review program of the Poway Unified School District in California; National Education Association's promotion of the idea; Opposition to a bill by California Governor Gray Davis for school accountability, including a peer initiative.

Details the rejection made by the representatives of the National Education Association (NEA) on plans to merge the NEA and the American Federation of Teachers into a single labor organization. Results of the voting made for the merger; Difficulties of merging the two organizations; Argument of the proponents of the merger.

Focuses on the predictions of governors about the state of education in the United States in 1999 according to the time capsule that was sealed at the National Education Headquarters in 1959. Ceremony for the sealing of the time capsule; Predictions on school finance and governance; Technology and teaching methods. INSET: Before Their Time.

Presents information on the National Education Association's (NEA) endorsement of Grand Old Party (GOP) congressional candidates for elections in Illinois in November, 1998. Proposals for the modernization of school buildings in Illinois; Details on Democratic Congressman Glenn Poshard; Why did the NEA choose Secretary of State George Ryan as candidate for the election instead of Poshard. INSET: Shifting Allegiances.

Describes the contract negotiated between the National Education Association and the Montgomery County Education Association in Maryland. Provisions included in the agreement allowing teachers to have more say in the management of schools and evaluation of teachers; Core concepts needed for improvement of schools; Goal of the agreement towards school reform.

Points out the affiliation concept which was agreed upon by leaders of the National Education Association (NEA) and the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO). Factors within the NEA that resist any association with organized labor; American Federation of Teachers' (AFT) membership in AFL-CIO; Emphasis on education reform along with traditional labor issues.

Reports on the announcement of the National Education Association that it will lobby Congress to kill its own property-tax exemption in the District of Columbia. Reason behind the move of the union; Implication of the tax change; Condition set by the union in order to support measures to revoke the exemption.

Reports in June 1998 that the National Education Association (NEA) which is contemplating a merger with the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), was troubled by the image of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organization (AFL-CIO) of which the AFT is a member. Description of the AFL-CIO image; Impact of a merger between the NEA and the AFT. INSET: Who is the AFL-CIO?.

Provides information on the unprecedented partnership of two national teachers' union, the National Education Association (NEA) and American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Joint Council, to address issues related to education. Various comments on the joint council; Other plans of the NEA and AFT; Agreement reached by AFT and NEA.

Focuses on the responsibility of schools in the United States to address the issue of ensuring the safety of gay students. Discussion of the "Report of the NEA Task Force on Sexual Orientation" and whether it alters the policy of the National Education Association union (NEA); Proposal for the union to support a federal ban on job discrimination based on sexual orientation; Comment of Penny Kotterman, president of the Arizona Education Association, about the union stance on homosexual issues.

Presents news concerning the United States-based teachers' union, the National Education Association (NEA) as of July 11, 2001. NEA president Bob Chase's criticisms of federal lawmakers' proposal to use high stakes tests to gauge students' knowledge; Plan of NEA to merge with the American Federation of Teachers (AFT); New York NEA affiliates' decision to switch their allegiances to AFT.

Reports on the debate instigated by programs proposed by the United States-based teachers' union National Education Association (NEA), which aim to help gay and lesbian students. Homosexual issues addressed by the programs; Organizations that criticize the NEA proposals; Impact of the issue on the internal organization of NEA.

Reports findings of a survey conducted by the National Education Association on teacher salaries in the United States. Figures of the average teacher salaries for the school year 1999-2000; Increase of the total personal income in the country; List of the top 10 and bottom 10 states in the ranks of average teachers' salaries.

Reports the partnership between the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers in the United States. Goal of the partnership; Way of increasing competition between the organizations; Concern over the recruitment of members.

Reports the performance testing of teachers as a licensure requirement in Ohio. Description of the Praxis III licensing test; Passing score of the licensure exam; Plans of the National Education Association Foundation for the improvement of education.

Reports on the National Education Association's (NEA) campaign spending in the United States. Studies on NEA politically related expenditures and activities; Landmark Legal Foundation's study of the association's budget; Areas of campaign spending where the NEA have diverged from what is commonly practiced by similar groups.

Reports the funds allocated by the National Education Association for different educational and political endeavors in the United States. Approval of membership due increase; Release of funding for campaigns dealing with ballot initiatives; Recipients of the fund.

Reports on news and developments concerning the National Education Association's (NEA) annual meeting. Discussion on gun-safety measures; Delegates' approval of an increase in members' dues and will support a fund for state ballot-initiative campaigns and lobbying on state legislation; Policy position on several kinds of school privatization; Possible merger between NEA and the American Federation of Teachers.

Reports on the plans of the National Education Association (NEA) to debate on the issue of performance-based pay for teachers in July 2000. Changes in NEA policy toward teacher compensation; Role of student test scores in performance-pay schemes.

Reports that National Education Association (NEA) Executive Director Don Cameron has announced plans to retire by 2001. Reason for his retirement; Contributions by Cameron in the NEA; Organizational restructuring of the NEA; Plans of Cameron after retiring from the association.

Presents information on laws regarding education in the United States. Outcome of the pledge of the National Education Association to support of the elimination of its property tax exemption; Opinion of US Vice President Al Gore on Minneapolis gubernatorial candidate Hubert H. `Skip' Humphrey III.

Presents information on the National Education Association's (NEA) 144-page report, which ties pro-voucher forces and religious conservatives to campaigns in several states, which is aimed at restricting how unions raise money for political purposes. Examination of the contents of the report; Methodology used to gather information for the report; Comments from NEA executive director Don Cameron.

Discusses several topics in the field of education, including a constitutional amendment passed by the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) that created the position of executive vice president of the organization. The election of Nat LaCour to the new AFT position; Discussion of the AFT's three-day civil rights conference; Activities at the National Education Association's (NEA) Representative Assembly; Role of Vice-President Al Gore at opening day of the Representative Assembly.

Presents findings of a survey by the National Education Association on public school teachers in the United States. Includes the average annual income; Political affiliations; Educational attainment.

Reports on Washington Education Association's (WEA) request from the US Internal Revenue Service to investigate the Evergreen Freedom Foundation regarding its exempt status. Complaints about WEA and National Education Association's funding of political campaigns; Contribution on state political issues; Attorney Christine O. Gregoire's lawsuit against WEA for failure to report funding of political activities.

Reports on the National Education Association's (NEA) plan to lobby in Congress for the revocation of its own exemption from property taxes on its headquarters in Washington, D.C. NEA's call for the revocation not to be linked to the creation of a voucher program for students; NEA President Bob Chase's statement on the issue; Congressional members' comments on the NEA's decision.

Reports on the July 1997 meeting of the Representative Assembly of the National Education Association. Amendment of the group's legislative program to reflect its changing priorities; Decision to drop the organization's opposition to tax-credit programs; American Federation of Teachers president Sandra Feldman's participation in the conference as an indication of increasing cooperation between the two groups.

Presents the survey results issued by the National Education Association on the portrait of a public school teacher in the United States. Gender and racial make-up of the nation's teaching force; Working conditions of the average public school teacher; Effects of reform efforts on teachers.

Comments on the proposed merger of the American Federation of Teachers and the National Education Association, two national teachers unions, to become the largest single labor organization. Details pertaining to the intended merger; What must occur before the merger is finalized; Information on the two unions.

Reports the refunding move of Washington Education Association (WEA) to its members as part of the financial settlement over state campaign-finance abuses in Washington. Statement of WEA about campaign-finance-reporting law; Penalty costs paid by WEA and the National Education Association (NEA) to lawyer's fees; What the violations include.

Presents news on developments related to education and educators. Negotiations between the affiliate of the National Education Association (NEA) in Montgomery County, Maryland and the NEA; Criticism of the National Commission on Teaching & America's Future's recommendations for strengthening the teaching force; Consolidation of 16 districts in southeastern Pennsylvania to raise the standards for students regionally.

Focuses on the agreement between the National Education Association (NEA) and the American Federation of Teachers that when they merge, they would affiliate with the American Federation of Labor & Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO). Remarks from NEA president Bob Chase; Implications for both parties on joining the AFL-CIO; Concerns regarding the affiliation among NEA members.