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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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07/30/2020
AFT honors a longtime champion of public education
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07/30/2020
Lin-Manuel Miranda on the arts, teaching and our democracy
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07/30/2020
Climate change is hurting workers and kids
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07/29/2020
Continuing the conversation on racism
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07/29/2020
Delegates vote overwhelmingly to endorse Biden for president and to reimagine society
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