AFT on Education Department’s ESSA Accountability Regulations

Janet Bass 202-879-4554 jbass@aft.org http://www.aft.org Statement by American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten on the U.S. Department of Education’s accountability regulations for the Every Student Succeeds Act:   “Last year, Congress and the president listened to parents and educators…

AFT’s Weingarten on 2016 General Election Results

WASHINGTON— In response to the results from the 2016 general election, AFT President Randi Weingarten issued the following statement:   “Both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton understood working families have been left behind by a changing economy, punctuated by the…