Press Releases

May 2012 

AFT Denounces Romney's Rehash of Failed Education Proposals (5/23)

Weingarten to Join 400 Educators, Administrators, Leaders at Labor-Management Conference on Collaborative School Reforms (5/21)

AFT Applauds President Obama's Support of Marriage Equality (5/9)

AFT Lauds Connecticut Education Reform Agreement (5/8)

AFT Announces 2012 Everyday Heroes (5/3)

April 2012

Gov. Cuomo Names AFT President to Education Reform Commission (4/30)

AFT: Don't Solve Student Loan Problems by Robbing from Healthcare Law (4/27)

AFT Commends Measure Aimed at Curbing Diploma Mills Targeting Vets (4/27)

AFT Lauds Career and Technical Education Blueprint (4/20)

Romney: Sorry Kids, Attacking Unions Is Way More Important Than Your Education (4/16)

Reconnecting McDowell Partners Announce New Juvenile Drug Court (4/16)

Report Finds States' Slipping Commitment to Early Childhood Education Threatens Gains Achieved over Last Decade (4/10)

AFT's Weingarten on the Passing of Mark Ayers, President. Building and Construction Trades Department, AFL-CIO (4/9)

March 2012

Federal District Judge Upholds Workers' Voice in Workplace (3/30)

Rebuild America Act Offers Bold, Comprehensive Blueprint to Strengthen Economy, Invest in America's Future (3/29)

Statement of American Federation of Teachers, Florida Education Association and National Education Association on Trayvon Martin (3/27)

Affordable Care Act Helping to Ensure Quality, Affordable Healthcare Not a Luxury for a Few, but a Promise to All Americans (3/26)

AFT President Randi Weingarten on the Passing of John Payton (3/24)

AFT's Weingarten Calls for More Collaboration and Reinvestment in Rhode Island Public Schools (3/22)

Republican Budget Prioritizes Tax Breaks for Wealthy, While Cutting Public Education, Crippling Medicare, Making College More Costly (3/20)

Weingarten Statement on the Council on Foreign Relations' task force report, "U.S. Education Reform and National Security" (3/19)

New Survey Provides Insights from Teachers on What's Needed to Build Strong Public Schools  (3/16)

AFT President Randi Weingarten and the International Summit on the Teaching Profession (3/12)

McDowell County Legislation Gives Schools, Community Big Boost (3/10)

MetLife Teacher Survey Results Show Cuts to Public Schools, Demonization of Teachers Take Toll on Teacher Job Satisfaction (3/6)

Florida Court Upholds Rule of Law, Protects Retirement Benefits for Public Employees (3/6)

America's Schools Are Still Separate and Unequal (3/6)

February 2012

'Bully' Deserves PG-13 Rating to Ensure Film Reaches Parents and Students Across the Country (2/29)

Chardon High School Community: Our Hearts, Thoughts and Prayers Are with You (2/29)

Republican Education Bills Undermine Efforts to Provide All Children with a High-Quality Public Education (2/28)

New York City Releases Teacher Rankings Based on Unreliable Data (2/24)

AFT on New York teacher evaluation system: Collaboration beats conflict (2/16)

AFT Executive Vice President Visits Bahrain Embassy To Call for Release of Teachers Union Leader Imprisoned After Pro-Democracy Demonstrations (2/13)

AFT's Randi Weingarten: President's Budget Would Provide Relief to Struggling Americans, Invest in America's Future (2/13)

Weingarten on Foreclosure Abuse Settlement (2/9)

Weingarten On Granting of NCLB Waivers to 10 States (2/9)

AFT Executive Council Extends Its Partnership With AAUP in Higher Education (2/7)

American Federation of Teachers Endorses President Obama For Re-election (2/7)

Weingarten On Indiana's Right-to-Work (for Less) Legislation (2/1)

January 2012

Weingarten On President Obama's Financial Aid Overhaul Plan (1/27)

 Public Schools Are Cornerstone of Strong Economy, Strong Democracy, Strong Middle Class (1/24)

Weingarten On Democratic Governors Association Jobs Report (1/20)

Weingarten on Citizens United Second Anniversary (1/20)

Weingarten on Quality Counts Report (1/12)

'Reconnecting McDowell' Advances with Grants, Projects (1/11)

Weingarten on Appointment of Cecilia Munoz as Domestic Policy Council Director (1/10)

Weingarten On Gates Foundation Report on Measuring Effective Teaching (1/6)

Weingarten On Federal Report on Unreported Medical Errors (1/6)

December 2011

Weingarten on Omnibus Spending Bill (12/17)

Reconnecting McDowell: Long-Term Partnership to Transform County (12/16)

Weingarten On Assault of Special Needs Student in Cleveland (12/9)

Weingarten On Request for NLRB to Grant Union Rights to Private University Grad Employees (12/8)

Weingarten  On NAEP Trial Urban District Assessment Results (12/7)

Weingarten On New Guidelines to Promote Diversity at U.S. Colleges and Universities (12/5)

Minnesota Approves Nation's First Union-Backed Organization To Authorize Charter Schools (12/5)

Weingarten on U.S. Education Department Report on Staffing in Low-Income Schools (12/2)

AFL-CIO, AFT and BCTD Laud $4 Billion Commitment to Presidential 'Better Buildings Challenge' Initiative (12/2)

November 2011

Weingarten On Efforts to Speed Up Adoption of Computerized Health Records (11/30)

Weingarten On Campus Calls to Curb Mounting Student Debt and Budget Cuts (11/29)

Weingarten On Supercommittee's Apparent Failure to Reach Deficit Deal (11/21)

John Tarka Named Administrator of the Broward Teachers Union (11/21)

Weingarten On Bullying by Students and Educators (11/18)

Weingarten Responds to Court Decision To Evict Occupy Wall Street Protesters from Zuccotti Park (11/15)

Weingarten and Ullico Join Gov. Kitzhaber to Announce Investment of up to $15 Million in Oregon Schools (11/10)

Weingarten On the Repeal of Ohio Senate Bill 5 (11/8)

Weingarten On New York State Public Employees Federation Ratification Vote (11/3)

Weingarten On NAEP Reading and Math Results (11/1)

Weingarten Responds to American Enterprise Institute Report on Teacher Compensation (11/1)

October 2011

Weingarten On the NCTQ Report on Teacher Evaluation (10/26)

AFT President Says Extended Learning Time Works if Done Well (10/25)

AFT Resolution Recommends Fixes to Improve Testing Integrity, Protocols (10/24)

AFT President Randi Weingarten, U.S. Rep. Christopher Murphy, Union and Education Leaders Push for Jobs Plan in New Britain, Conn. (10/21)

Weingarten On ESEA Reauthorization Bill (10/21)

Weingarten On Senate's "No" Vote On Jobs Bill (10/21)

American Federation of Teachers Reinforces Anti-Bullying Message on National 'Spirit Day' (10/20)

Weingarten On Sens. Harkin-Enzi ESEA Reauthorization Changes (10/17)

Weingarten Visits Yonkers and North Bergen Schools That Could Benefit from American Jobs Act  (10/17)

Weingarten On Federal Appeals Court Ruling Halting Parts of Alabama Immigration Law (10/14)

Thousands of AFT Members Will Join Saturday's March for Jobs and Justice (10/14)

Schools and Students Can't Rely on Bake Sales  (10/13)

AFT Responding to Senate 'No' Vote on Cloture for the American Jobs Act (10/11)

Harkin-Enzi Reauthorization of ESEA Bill (10/11)

Weingarten On the Wall Street Protests (10/5)

Laid-Off Teachers and Other AFT Leaders Join Obama in Texas And Biden in Florida to Support American Jobs Act (10/4)

Weingarten On World Teachers' Day (10/4)

Weingarten On Alabama's New Immigration Law (10/4) 

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