Press Releases

05/22/2013
AFT Statement on Chicago School Closings
05/17/2013
AFT Stands with Teachers, Parents, Students in Chicago and Across the Country Uniting to Save and Strengthen Public Education
05/16/2013
AFT Urges Garment Companies to Sign Bangladesh Building Safety Accord
05/15/2013
AFT Calls on Congress to Pass the Student Loan Affordability Act
05/13/2013
Illinois Senate Pension Proposal Is a Good and Fair Agreement
05/10/2013
AFT President Randi Weingarten on Teacher Appreciation Week
05/09/2013
AFT Statement on Cleveland Teachers Union Tentative Agreement
05/09/2013
Growing Numbers of Teachers, Parents, Call for Moratorium On High Stakes Linked to Common Core Assessments
05/08/2013
West Virginia Board of Education OKs Community Schools Plan For McDowell County Public Schools
05/07/2013
AFT Statement on Louisiana Supreme Court Decision on Vouchers
05/07/2013
AFT Statement on National Nurses Week
05/03/2013
AFT Poll of 800 Teachers Finds Strong Support for Common Core Standards and a Moratorium on Stakes for New Assessments Until Everything Is Aligned
05/01/2013
UNO Teachers, Staff, Overwhelmingly Vote to Join Chicago ACTS
04/30/2013
AFT’s Weingarten Calls for Moratorium on High-Stakes Consequences of Common Core Tests
04/23/2013
AFT Joins Call for Education for All Children Around the World
04/18/2013
AFL-CIO Headquarters Begins Energy Efficient Retrofit
04/17/2013
AFT Statement on Gun Safety Legislation Votes
04/17/2013
AFT Statement on ‘Gang of Eight’ Immigration Bill
04/12/2013
AFT Statement on Uncovered Michelle Rhee Memo on Cheating
04/11/2013
Senate Must Allow a Vote on Commonsense Gun Safety Legislation
04/11/2013
AFT Statement on OECD Report on Teacher Evaluations
04/10/2013
AFT Statement on Lone Star College Stabbings
04/10/2013
AFT Statement on President Obama’s Budget
04/09/2013
AFT President’s Statement on Landmark Victory by Washington State Nurses Association in its Legal Battle over Missed Rest Breaks
04/03/2013
AFT and Cartoon Network Launch National Bullying Prevention Partnership

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