AFT, NEA Ponder Unions' Role in Teacher Quality.

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.