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…
Pawt. School Committee Meeting, 11-15-16
Pawt. School Committee Meeting, 11-10-16
AFT working up and down ballot
The AFT is punching the accelerator—aiming for the checkered flags up and down the ballot—as campaign 2016 heads into the finish. From the Southwest to the Northeast, AFT volunteers have been a force at union phone banks, town halls, rallies…