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“When we were nice and polite, we didn’t get anywhere”

“When we were nice and polite, we didn’t get anywhere. There’s no alternative to political involvement. Instruction and professional development (of teachers) have been on the back burner for us, compared to political action…”

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Mary Hatwood Futrell, Secretary-Treasurer, National Education Association (NEA) at the July 1978 NEA National Convention.