Remember when Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos showed how little she actually knew about public schools and education policy during her confirmation hearing? (And who can forget grizzly bears?) More than a year into her tenure as secretary, she…
The Union Advantage for Women
Read the report from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research on union benefits for women. Figure 1. Union Wage Advantage for Women by Race/Ethnicity and Union Status: Median Weekly Earnings for Full-Time Wage and Salary Workers, United States, 2016 …
Nearly three-fourths of teachers oppose school staff carrying guns
A recent poll by Gallup found that teachers overwhelmingly do not want to carry guns in the classroom, even with special training—a proposal the Trump administration has made a central focus of its response to the school shooting in…
AFT’s Share My Lesson celebrates Women’s History Month
Click here for AFT’s lesson library on Women’s History Month.
AFT’s Open Letter to Trump on Safety
Dear President Trump: Educators, parents and students know what is best for our schools, and we should be at the center of discussions about keeping schools safe. As a union representing educators and school staff across the country, including at…
Janus is about taking power from working people
AFT President Randi Weingarten joined the presidents of AFSCME, the NEA and SEIU for a press conference yesterday in Washington, D.C., to highlight the threat posed by the upcoming Janus v. AFSCME Supreme Court case. “Let’s be clear,” she said, “this case…