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Below is a list of some of the key issues that are of concern to the AFT's divisions, our members and the public.

Select from an alphabetical listing of hot topics (pull-down menu below) or by category.

Civil and Human Rights
Child Labor
Not in Our Backyard: Child Labor in America
Civil Rights
Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday
Brown vs. Board of Education
Hispanic Heritage Month

Early Childhood Education
Early Childhood Educators
School Readiness

English Language Learners (ELLs)
Promoting Excellence & Equity For ELLs
Colorín Colorado
Hispanic Heritage Month

Health and Safety
Health and Safety in the Workplace
Safe Patient Handling and Transfer

Healthcare
Healthcare Staffing
HIV and AIDS in America
Mandatory Overtime
Recruitment and Rights of Foreign Nurses
Safe Patient Handling and Transfer

Higher Education
Academic Freedom
Academic Staffing
Intellectual Property
Shared Governance
Technology in Higher Education
Tenure in Higher Education

High Schools
Graduation Rates

International
AFT Africa/AIDS Campaign
AFT at Work in the World
Child Labor
Education for Democracy
International Solidarity
Not in Our Backyard: Child Labor in America
Trade Union and Human Rights

New Orleans Schools
State Takeover of New Orleans Schools:
Long on Promises, Short on Progress

No Child Left Behind (NCLB)
Adequate Yearly Progress
The AFT on NCLB
Funding
Highly Qualified Staff
It's Time to Fix NCLB
NCLB: Let's Get it Right
School Improvement

Pensions and Retirement
AFT Retirees
Defined Benefit Pensions
Pensions and Retirement Security

Public Employees
Attracting and Retaining a First-Class Workforce
Defined Benefit Pensions
Digital Government
Funds for Public Services
Twenty-First Century Government

Reading
The Importance of High Quality Reading Instruction

Safe and Orderly Schools
Discipline & School Safety
Health and Safety in the Workplace

School Choice
Charter Schools
Privatization
Vouchers

School Funding
65 Percent Solution

School Reform
The Center for School Improvement
Class Size
New Orleans Schools

School Support Staff
Caring for Diabetic Children in the Classroom
Every Child Needs a School Nurse
NCLB and Paraprofessionals
Paraprofessional Certification
School Bus Safety

Special Education
Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA)

Standards & Assessments
A Call for High Standards & Systemic Reform
Content Standards
Curriculum & Instruction
The Importance of High-Quality Reading Instruction
Student Testing
Student Accountability

Teaching Profession
Becoming a Teacher
AFT's ER&D Program
Loan Forgiveness
National Board Certification
Peer Assistance and Review
Professional Compensation
Professional Development
Reading
Staffing Hard-To-Staff Schools
Teacher Education Programs Directory
Teacher Preparation and Licensure
Teaching Quality

Unions and the Labor Movement
Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA)
NEA/AFL-CIO Labor Solidarity Partnership
Pensions and Retirement Security

Working Conditions
Retirement Security
Health & Safety in the Workplace
School Building Conditions
Social Security

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