Academic+Freedom+and+Teacher+Unions

Post Sputnik Era Academic Freedom and Teacher Unions The Birth of the United Federation of Teachers March 16, 1960 - New York City - first UFT teacher strike []

National Education Association and American Teachers' Association join forces in 1966 signifies unity among two historically racially divided groups []

Labor vs Civil Rights Conflict - Ocean Hill-Brownsvillle, New York 1968 white teachers fired by a predominantly black school district causes a series of strikes []

Academic Freedom for Students Tinker vs Des Moines 1969 - landmark case in freedom of speech for students -

students wanted to wear black armbands in protest of the Vietnam War, but were told it was disruptive to the academic environment decision was also applied to cases invovlving student publications []

Academic Freedom for Teachers not as readily protected as for students: [] Free Speech Rights of Public Employees - Supreme Court: "You have a constitutional right to say and think what you will, but you have no constitutional right to work for the government." //Adler vs. Board of Education, 1952// []