Press Releases

10/26/2011
Statement by Randi Weingarten, President of the American Federation of Teachers, On the NCTQ Report on Teacher Evaluation
10/25/2011
AFT President Says Extended Learning Time Works if Done Well
10/24/2011
AFT Resolution Recommends Fixes to Improve Testing Integrity, Protocols
10/21/2011
AFT President Randi Weingarten, U.S. Rep. Christopher Murphy, Union and Education Leaders Push for Jobs Plan in New Britain, Conn.
10/21/2011
Weingarten On Senate’s ‘No’ Vote on Teachers and First Responders Back to Work Act
10/21/2011
Statement by Randi Weingarten, President of the American Federation of Teachers, On ESEA Reauthorization Bill
10/20/2011
American Federation of Teachers Reinforces Anti-Bullying Message on National ‘Spirit Day’
10/17/2011
AFT President Weingarten Visits Yonkers and North Bergen Schools That Could Benefit from American Jobs Act
10/17/2011
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10/14/2011
Thousands of AFT Members Will Join Saturday’s March for Jobs and Justice
10/14/2011
Statement by Randi Weingarten, President, American Federation of Teachers, On Federal Appeals Court Ruling Halting Parts of Alabama Immigration Law
10/13/2011
Schools and Students Can’t Rely on Bake Sales
10/11/2011
Weingarten On Harkin-Enzi Reauthorization of ESEA Bill
10/11/2011
AFT Responding to Senate ‘No’ Vote on Cloture for the American Jobs Act
10/05/2011
Weingarten On the Wall Street Protests
10/04/2011
Statement by Randi Weingarten, President, American Federation of Teachers, On Alabama’s New Immigration Law
10/04/2011
Statement by Randi Weingarten, President, American Federation of Teachers, On World Teachers’ Day
10/04/2011
Laid-Off Teachers and Other AFT Leaders Join Obama in Texas And Biden in Florida to Support American Jobs Act
09/30/2011
Statement by Randi Weingarten, President, American Federation of Teachers, On U.S. Department of Education Blueprint for Teacher Preparation
09/28/2011
At Notre Dame Education Forum, AFT President Urges School Reformers to Keep Focus on Quality
09/22/2011
Weingarten Statement On Waivers for NCLB Requirements
09/20/2011
Public Pension Fund Commitments Will Help Reinvigorate Economy
09/19/2011
AFT President Urges Obama to Harness American Generosity In Humanitarian Effort to Address ‘Children’s Famine’ in Somalia
09/15/2011
Weingarten Calls on University of Illinois-ChicagoTo Begin Bargaining with New Faculty Union
09/15/2011
AFT President Says Grim Poverty Figures Illustrate Need For Jobs Bill and Schools With Services to Help Students and Families

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