Teachers Union Backs Affirmative Action
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
The nation’s largest teachers union renewed its support of affirmative action in the midst of congressional and legal challenges, including a pivotal Supreme Court case involving schools. Delegates at the National Education Assn.’s annual assembly agreed to urge unions to endorse preferential hiring of women and minorities in education. Congressional Republicans are pushing legislation that would remove race and gender criteria from federal employment, contracting and other programs.
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