AFT President Randi Weingarten talks to educators about their aspirations and anxieties as they enter a new school year. This is a back-to-school season like no other, fueled by anxieties over historic federal cuts, raids tearing children and families apart, city…
AI In The Classroom: A Roadmap For Educators And Innovators
By Samantha Rappaport, Nancy Chen Updated on: August 19, 2025 / 11:58 AM EDT / CBS New York CBS Mornings How AI is changing the work of teachers in the classroom By Samantha Rappaport Updated on: August 19, 2025 / 11:58…
AFT Book Club: A Conversation with Jonathan Haidt
Smartphones, social media, less free play—more stress. In The Anxious Generation, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt lays out how childhood changed in the 2010s and why teen anxiety and depression spiked. In this AFT Book Club event, Haidt joins AFT President Randi…
NY Educators fight for a phone-free classroom
AFT AI Symposium charts creative, ethical path forward
The AFT Artificial Intelligence Symposium, held July 24 in Washington, D.C., brimmed with enthusiasm for the myriad ways artificial intelligence can ignite learning, spur creativity and alleviate workloads—and offered a host of warnings about potential harm if educators and unions…
Immigration Lesson Plans and Resources from ShareMyLesson
Share My Lesson Immigration in Focus: Policies, History, and Empathy Explore Share My Lesson’s collection of immigration lesson plans and resources designed to help you spark meaningful classroom discussions, build understanding, and foster empathy. These materials dive into the complexities…