For Educators Vying for State Office, Teachers' Union Offers 'Soup to Nuts' Campaign Training

Education Week: Renee Miller, an early-childhood professional-development coordinator in Scottsbluff, Neb., was sick of seeing her district consistently underfunded, and decided years ago that she wanted to run for office.

But her political experience was limited to her local union. She wasn't sure how to launch a campaign in her small community of 1,500 people.

At a training for educators with political aspirations held here last month by the National Education Association, Miller said the process was finally starting to seem more feasible.

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