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NEA convention delegates followed the unanimous recommendation of their leadership and endorsed Al Gore for president with over 89% of the vote. As Education Intelligence Agency (EIA) Director Mike Antonucci points out however, while Bill Clinton received 91% of the NEA delegate vote in 1996, the union's own surveys showed that Bob Dole received 31% of the teacher vote in the general election, which is proportionate to the estimated number of Republican members.
Following are a few of the policies a Gore Administration would promote, according to the New York Times (3-31-00):
- Raise education spending by $115 billion - a 50% increase - over 10 years.
- Universal preschool for all 4-year-olds and an increasing number of 3-year-olds.
- Signing bonuses of $10,000 each to 75,000 new inner-city and rural teachers, with salary increases for other teachers.
- Day-to-day involvement in shaping classroom policy.
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