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Study: California teachers unions among strongest in the nation
California has the second-strongest K-12 teachers unions in the nation, ranked just behind Vermont, according to a recently released study by the Thomas Fordham Institute. The state has two unions that represent K-12 teachers: the California Teachers Association, with more than 300,000 members, and the California Federation of Teachers, with 120,000 members. Nationwide, teachers unions have […] The post Study: California teachers unions among strongest in the nation appeared first on Local News Matters .
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According to Local News Matters’s source item, Study: California teachers unions among strongest in the nation, California has the second-strongest K-12 teachers unions in the nation, ranked just behind Vermont, according to a recently released study by the Thomas Fordham Institute. The state has two unions that represent K-12 teachers: the California Teachers Association, with more than 300,000 members, and the California Federation of Teachers, with 120,000 members. Nationwide, teachers unions have […] The post Study: California teachers unions among strongest in the nation appeared first on Local News Matters .
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