Press Releases

03/22/2012
AFT’s Weingarten Calls for More Collaboration and Reinvestment in Rhode Island Public Schools
03/20/2012
Republican Budget Prioritizes Tax Breaks for Wealthy, While Cutting Public Education, Crippling Medicare, Making College More Costly
03/19/2012
Weingarten Statement on the Council on Foreign Relations’ task force report, “U.S. Education Reform and National Security”
03/16/2012
New Survey Provides Insights from Teachers on What 's Needed to Build Strong Public Schools
03/12/2012
AFT President Randi Weingarten and the International Summit on the Teaching Profession
03/10/2012
McDowell County Legislation Gives Schools, Community Big Boost
03/06/2012
Florida Court Upholds Rule of Law, Protects Retirement Benefits Earned After Lifetime of Hard Work
03/06/2012
MetLife Teacher Survey Results Show Cuts to Public Schools, Demonization of Teachers Take Toll on Teacher Job Satisfaction
03/06/2012
America’s Schools Are Still Separate and Unequal
02/29/2012
Chardon High School Community: Our Hearts, Thoughts and Prayers Are with You
02/29/2012
‘Bully’ Deserves PG-13 Rating to Ensure Film Reaches Parents and Students Across the Country
02/28/2012
Republican Education Bills Undermine Efforts to Provide All Children with a High-Quality Public Education
02/24/2012
New York City Releases Teacher Rankings Based on Unreliable Data
02/16/2012
AFT on New York teacher evaluation system: Collaboration beats conflict
02/13/2012
AFT Executive Vice President Visits Bahrain Embassy To Call for Release of Teachers Union Leader Imprisoned After Pro-Democracy Demonstrations
02/13/2012
AFT’s Randi Weingarten: President’s Budget Would Provide Relief to Struggling Americans, Invest in America’s Future
02/09/2012
Statement by AFT President Randi Weingarten On Granting of NCLB Waivers to 10 States
02/09/2012
AFT President Randi Weingarten on Foreclosure Abuse Settlement
02/07/2012
AFT Executive Council Extends Its Partnership With AAUP in Higher Education
02/07/2012
American Federation of Teachers Endorses President Obama For Re-election
02/01/2012
Weingarten Statement on Indiana’s Right-to-Work (for Less) Legislation
01/27/2012
Statement by AFT President Randi Weingarten On President Obama’s Financial Aid Overhaul Plan
01/24/2012
Public Schools Are Cornerstone of Strong Economy, Strong Democracy, Strong Middle Class
01/20/2012
Statement by Randi Weingarten,President, American Federation of Teachers, On Citizens United Second Anniversary
01/20/2012
Statement by AFT President Randi Weingarten On Democratic Governors Association Jobs Report

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Convention speeches will be open to the press. All press wishing to attend and cover the convention must RSVP to AFTPress@aft.org and request credentials, which can be picked up in the convention press office. Requests for interviews with non-AFT speakers should be directed to those speakers' press offices. The convention will also be live streamed on AFT’s social media channels.

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