teachers
Biden Ed Dept., Congress give Teachers, public service workers wins
October 18, 2021The wins involved the reversal of several anti-worker actions taken by the Trump administration.
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Teachers union leaders backing mandatory anti-virus vaccinations
August 10, 2021AFT and NEA leaders say that 90 percent of their members are already vaccinated.
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AFT’s Weingarten talks back-to-school plans and threats to democracy
July 7, 2021Returning teachers this fall, she says, face ideological threats to their teaching and to democracy in general.
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Biden to teachers: ‘You deserve a raise, not just praise’
July 6, 2021The teachers say that the way to strengthen our now-weakened democracy is to construct a good, solid public education system available equally to all.
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Weingarten: Post-pandemic schools should retool education
May 14, 2021The reopening of schools, she says, is an opportunity to remake public education in service of kids and in support of teachers
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