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08/26/2020
Workshops underscore importance of education at Congressional Black Caucus event
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08/20/2020
Weingarten joins panel on gun violence at Democratic National Convention
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08/19/2020
Weingarten joins labor leaders celebrating 100 years of voting
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08/13/2020
Digital sit-in challenges Sen. McConnell to stop holding the HEROES Act hostage
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08/12/2020
‘In the AFT, we encourage voting—our country’s future depends on it’
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07/30/2020
AFT delegates pass a raft of bold, progressive resolutions
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07/30/2020
Americans are on the brink of historic change, Biden tells convention
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07/30/2020
Honoring Diane Ravitch and stoking the fight for public education
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