Major Teachers Union Endorses Obama’s Re-election

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The nation’s largest teachers union voted Monday in Chicago to support President Barack Obama’s 2012 re-election bid despite discord between rank-and-file teachers and the administration over key education reforms.

Seventy-two percent of the National Education Association’s representative assembly voted to support Obama, marking the group’s earliest endorsement ever, and one that comes before the Republican field has narrowed to a single candidate.

The vote allows the union to urge its 3.2 million members to help re-elect the president.

“(The president) has always talked about the importance of education from preschool to the graduate level,” NEA President Dennis Van Roekel said. “So, I don’t mind fighting on how to get to that shared vision. … I believe out of that discussion may come ideas that neither one of us thought about and may be better.”

NEA officials said the vote was 5,414 members in favor of endorsement while 2,102 members voted no.

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  • CaptTurbo

    Well, it seems that all unions (corruption) support the usurper.

    Does it seem strange to you that America is being dumbed down when our teachers are dumber then bricks?

  • mitchell

    I only a few words to say about the Teachers Union.Good endorse Obama,It gonna feel real good to be on the losers side.I know all I need to know about the Teachers Union, when ever they need money, they raised out house taxs for years.

  • David

    When I hear the word Unions all I can think of is the communist take over of the Goverment work force.

  • SirWizard

    I think it is time to TEACH THE TEACHERS.

  • art

    teachers selling out AMERICA for dollar

  • dingbat36

    Oh, for heaven sake………the first sentence of this article says it all: "The nation’s largest teachers union voted Monday in Chicago"……..it's CHICAGO, people, the home and Kingdom of Obama. You might also want to understand that the leadership of the unions make these announcements. We have no idea how the "rank and file" of any union really think. These are not lockstep people. I have several longtime teacher friends (they HAVE to belong to the union in my Dem state), but neither is liberal and neither voted for Obama the first time nor intends to do so in 2012. Fortunately, union leadership has no access to a union member's ballot, at least not yet!.

  • daylilyman

    If they did not belong to the teachers union a lot of the teachers would not have a job.I have always and will always believe that unions are havens for sluggards and ne'r do wells.

  • Mutantone

    Communist bent organization that marginalizes education to a set of rules established by Union membership, not the betterment of the children's education.

  • Bill

    Goes to prove that idiots associate with each other……God help America….

  • Concerned voter

    I agree with Tom P. I am a teacher too and I Never voted for Obama and I never will. I want him out just as much as everyone else. Also, do not jump to conclusions and judge ALL teachers before you get ALL of the facts. If you notice they did not say which major group so how do we all know that this is all true. We need to quit arguing with each other and work together and get this THING out of office.

  • carol

    The union might endorse him but if the teachers want their jobs, they better switch choices. Obama will lead to the unemployment line

  • mimi

    It's all about MONEY OUR MONEY,The teachers UNION doesn't care about our kids,our kids are being dumb down, most can't read or write!!!! TIME we the people do something about this.

  • Gray

    In the '70's, when I was in school, I considered teachers to be idiots…..Seemingly, this proves that point!!
    If a teacher could support someone, who is only out to support himself and his own (ill-conceived) agenda, they don't deserve the position of teaching America's youth!

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