AFT’s Weingarten Not Ruling Out Becoming Education Secretary
By RICHARD STEIER Nov 13, 2020 Updated Nov 16, 2020 American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten, considered a leading candidate to become Secretary of Education when President-elect Joe Biden takes office next Jan. 20, said Nov. 11 that she looked forward to working with…
Marc Brackett to kick off health and wellness virtual series
Teachers, school staff and parents are stressed out and working double, if not triple, the time. That’s why Share My Lesson created a new Health and Wellness Community with resources, discussions and live sessions to help focus on self-care. Kicking…
First professor: Jill Biden to make history as a first lady with a day job
She will be an emissary to teachers unions disgusted with the Trump administration and press policy changes including free community college tuition. By NICOLE GAUDIANO, Politico Jill Biden would scramble into cocktail dresses in a bathroom at Northern Virginia Community College…
Jill Biden: From teacher to US first lady
BBC News Teaching career Mrs Biden, 69, has spent decades working as a teacher. As well as a bachelor’s degree, she has two master’s degrees, and a doctorate of education from the University of Delaware in 2007. Prior to moving…
PTU Files Lawsuit Seeking to Close Greene Middle School in Providence
PROVIDENCE, R.I.–The Providence Teachers Union filed a lawsuit today in Rhode Island Superior Court, seeking to temporarily close Nathanael Greene Middle School in Providence, shift to distance learning and order the state education commissioner to immediately enact clear COVID-19 safety, health and…