''American Educator'' is a quarterly journal published by the

American Federation of Teachers The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) is the second largest teacher's labor union in America (the largest being the National Education Association). The union was founded in Chicago. John Dewey and Margaret Haley were founders. About 60 pe ...

focusing on various issues about children and

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. In mid-2011, its total circulation was over 900,000. Recent authors include E. D. Hirsch Jr., Diane Ravitch, Richard W. Riley, Daniel T. Willingham and William Julius Wilson. The journal is indexed by the

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's Education Resources Information Center.Index of Journals

, Education Resources Information Center

History

''American Educator'' was first published in the winter of 1977.

References

External links

Official Website

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