Tom Mooney (educator)

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name = Tom Mooney


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known_for = Presidency of Ohio Federation of Teachers
education = Bachelor's degree
alma_mater = Antioch College
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occupation = Labor leader, teacher
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boards = National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
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spouse = Virginia Rhodes, Debbie Schneider
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children = Ruairi Rhodes, Leilah Mooney
parents = Don Mooney Sr & Marguerite Mooney
relations = Don Mooney Jr, Tina Mooney & Lee Mooney (siblings)
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Tom Mooney (September 12, 1954 – December 3, 2006) was an American and public school teacher.

Early life

Mooney grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio, and graduated with a bachelor's degree from Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio in 1972.

Family

Tom's mother, Marguerite Mooney, and his late father, Don Mooney Sr., had three other children, Don Mooney Jr. and Tina Mooney, both living in Cincinnati, and Lee Mooney, of Philadelphia.

Career

Early career

Mooney began his career as an educator teaching high school government in Cincinnati, Ohio, and quickly became active in the American Federation of Teachers local affiliate there.

Union work

Mooney became President of the Cincinnati Federation of Teachers, Local 1520 of the AFT, AFL-CIO, and served from 1979 to 2000.

In 1990, Mooney was elected a vice president of the AFT. He served on the AFT's executive council, the governing body of the national union, and in 1998 became part of the council's executive committee—a body of executive council members close to the president of the AFT, which advises the president and debates and formulates policy before bringing it to the council. On the executive council, Mooney served on the human rights and community relations, organizing, and affiliate accountability committees. He was also chair of the "program and policy council" for the union's teacher division.

In 2000 he became president of the Ohio Federation of Teachers.

Mooney was member of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, and the Albert Shanker Institute. He was also a founding member of the Teacher Union Reform Network.

Reputation and opinions

Mooney had a reputation as an articulate and aggressive labor union activist, and he frequently clashed with school district administrators. He was a vocal critic of charter schools, and an advocate of teacher professionalism and education reform.

Personal life

Mooney was married to Debbie Schneider, who lives in Washington and works for the Service Employees International Union as the director of Global Organizing Partnerships. They had a daughter, Leilah Mooney. Tom had a son, Ruairi Rhodes, from his first marriage to Virginia Rhodes.

Death

Mooney died of a heart attack at his home in Columbus, Ohio. [Kemme, Steve. [http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061204/NEWS01/612040364/1077/COL02 "Teachers' advocate dies."] "Cincinnati Enquirer." (December 4, 2006)] [ [http://oh.aft.org/index.cfm?action=article&articleID=3cceb296-b835-4734-9cc9-c1f5b86086dc "OFT Mourns the Sudden Death of President Tom Mooney."] Accessed Dec. 4, 2006]

References

External links

* [http://www.shankerinstitute.org Albert Shanker Institute] shankerinstitute.org
* [http://www.aft.org American Federation of Teachers] aft.org
* [http://cft.mwg.org/index.shtml Cincinnati Federation of Teachers, Local 1520, AFT, AFL-CIO] cft.mwg.org
* [http://www.nbpts.org/ National Board for Professional Teaching Standards] nbpts.org
* [http://oh.aft.org/ Ohio Federation of Teachers, AFT, AFL-CIO] oh.aft.org