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Democrats: No Child Law Needs Overhaul
"No one should work full time in the United States of America and live in poverty," he said.
Other Democratic candidates, including Sen. Barrack Obama, are slated to appear before the convention this week.
  Democratic presidential hopeful and former North Carolina senator John Edwards makes remarks before the National Education Association convention in Philadelphia, Monday, July 2, 2007. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) (Matt Rourke - AP) 
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The only Republican candidate in the speakers' lineup is former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee.
The NEA has only backed Democratic presidential candidates in the past. About 85 percent of the union's members end up voting for the union's recommended candidate in the general election.
In all, the union has 3.2 million members, including teachers and other school staff.
Earlier Monday, Clinton picked up the endorsement of the mayor of this heavily Democratic city.
Mayor John F. Street said Clinton is the best candidate "to restore this great country to its rightful place on the world stage."
The city, which is 45 percent black, is a Democratic stronghold in a swing state.
A quarter of Philadelphia residents live below the poverty line.
In 1999, President Bill Clinton gave a huge boost to Street's mayoral campaign in the closing days of a race that was too close to call. Street barely edged out Republican Sam Katz for the job.
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Associated Press Writer Kathy Matheson contributed to this report.
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