The Freedom to Teach

AFT president Randi WeingartenNational Press ClubWashington, DCApril 18, 2019 Consider what teachers have recently said about why they teach: “I teach because I want to change the world, one child at a time, and to show them to have passion…

5 Things You Should Know About Immunization

Measles is a potentially deadly, highly contagious disease preventable with vaccination. Twenty years after the United States declared measles eliminated from the population, we now have outbreaks of the disease in several states. As many as 9 out of 10…

RIDE introduces Angelica Infante-Green

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Council on Elementary and Secondary Education voted unanimously this evening, with the support of the full Rhode Island Board of Education, to appoint Angélica Infante-Green as the next Commissioner of Education. Infante-Green is the first Latina and…

Kamala Harris puts teachers front and center

By Rachel Frizin at TheHill.com Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris (Calif.) on Saturday called for teachers to receive pay increases with a push to use federal funds to increase their pay. Harris is scheduled to announce her proposal at a rally Saturday…