The Nation - News from Jan. 30, 1985
Albert Shanker, president of the American Federation of Teachers, called for creation of a tough national examination that all new teachers would have to pass, just as doctors and lawyers must pass licensing tests. Shanker, in an address at the National Press Club in Washington, said his 600,000-member union would eventually ban new teachers from membership unless they passed such an exam.
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