Published: October 1, 1995

AFT Seeks Safe, Rigorous Schools

The American Federation of Teachers thinks it has found the key to boosting confidence in public schools: common sense.

In September, the union launched a national campaign to argue for safe and orderly schools with rigorous academic standards. These conditions, union leaders say, are the only proven prescription for success, and they are what teachers and parents want.

"Other reforms may work; high standards of conduct and achievement do work--and nothing else can work without them,'' the union declares...