Press Releases
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01/11/2011
Lorretta Johnson, Executive VP, AFT, Congratulates Top-Ranked States in ‘Quality Counts’ Assessment
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01/10/2011
AFT Mourns Death of Hong Kong Democracy Activist, Teachers Union Leader Szeto Wah
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01/10/2011
Statement by AFT President Weingarten On Michelle Rhee's 'StudentsFirst' Priorities List
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01/08/2011
Statement of AZ FT Pres. Wieser & AFT Pres. Weingarten On the Shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and Others in Arizona
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12/21/2010
AFT President Randi Weingarten Tours Troubled Central Falls High School
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12/18/2010
Statement by Randi Weingarten, President, American Federation of Teachers,On Senate Failure To Pass DREAM Act
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12/09/2010
AFT Statement on DREAM Act
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12/07/2010
AFT Statement On Results of the Programme for International Student Assessment
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12/07/2010
AFT Statement Urging Congress To Pass DREAM Act
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12/06/2010
Statement by AFT President Weingarten On Michelle Rhee’s ‘Students First’ Organization
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11/30/2010
WTU Election Results
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11/18/2010
Statement by President Weingarten On the 35th Anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Act
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11/18/2010
Statement by President Weingarten On 12th-Grade NAEP Results
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11/18/2010
AFT Statement On Bill Gates’ Speech to the Council of Chief State School Officers
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11/17/2010
Statement by AFT President Weingarten On the U.S. Senate’s Refusal To Move Forward with Paycheck Fairness Act
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11/17/2010
Statement by AFT President Weingarten On On Ratification of New Baltimore Teachers Contract
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11/16/2010
Statement by AFT President Weingarten On Report Calling for the Overhaul of Teacher Education Programs
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11/16/2010
Statement by AFT President Weingarten On Proposals by the Deficit Commission Chairmen
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11/09/2010
Statement by Randi Weingarten, President, American Federation of Teachers, On Resignation of New York City Schools Chancellor Joel Klein
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11/07/2010
UFT Teacher Union Day
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11/03/2010
Statement by Randi Weingarten, President, AFT, On the 2010 Election Results
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10/28/2010
Statement by AFT President Weingarten on U.S. Education Department Regulations Affecting For-Profit Colleges
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10/27/2010
Washington Teachers' Union Election Results
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10/26/2010
Statement by Randi Weingarten, President, AFT, On U.S. Education Department's Guidance on Bullying
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10/22/2010
Statement by AFT President on Agreement Not to Release Teacher Data Reports for NYC Teachers
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