AFT-endorsed candidates won big on election night
The Nov. 7 election results were a clear and overwhelming rebuke of the fearmongering and race-baiting that embodies Trumpism, AFT President Randi Weingarten says. “It was also clear that voters understood that running as a populist is not the same…
AFT bets big on educator-led collaborations and solutions
Since its launch in 2009, the AFT Innovation Fund and its grantees have tackled important challenges—from designing new systems for teacher development and evaluation, to combating inequity head-on by creating community schools with wraparound services for students; from making that…
Pawt. School Committee Meeting Agenda, 11-14-17
Honor veterans with resources from Share My Lesson
From the AFT: As educators across the country prepare to help students understand and commemorate Veterans Day, Share My Lesson’s collection of free, vetted K-12 resources and activities has new ideas, including how to turn this holiday into a community action day,…
GOP tax bill takes aim at schools AND teachers
From the AFT: As if undermining funding for education and other public services by eliminating the state and local tax deduction wasn’t enough of a slap in the face for teachers, the Republican tax proposal also eliminates the educator deduction, which teachers depend…