08/21/2017

Back to School 2017

Randi Weingarten in Austin schoolRandi Weingarten visits a school in Austin, Texas.

Back to School Helpful resources

Share My Lesson Back to School 2017 Collection

Explore Share My Lesson's very best resources to make your Back-to-School season a bit easier. These specific collections have free preK-12 back-to-school lesson plans, worksheets, new ideas, classroom activities, blog articles and professional development webinars.

Classroom Q&A Collection

Education Week's Classroom Q&A blog addresses readers' questions on classroom management, ELL instruction, lesson planning, and other issues facing teachers, including the newest post, advice for new teachers.

AFT news Reports from the road

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Back to school tour videos

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Teacher training at Rhode Island College Lab School

Prosser Career Academy, Chicago IL

Union Helps Provide Healthy Food for Families

Bessie Carmichael School is #PublicSchoolProud

AFT President Weingarten visits Fountainbleu High School in Louisiana.

AFT Secretary-Treasurer Lorretta Johnson launches AFT's Stop for the Bus campaign in Tulsa, OK.

AFT Executive Vice President Mary Cathryn Ricker visits Sandia Vista Elementary School in New Mexico.

The Four Pillars of public education

These videos highlight members, locals and activists implementing the four pillars of public education:

News clips

Back to School With Teachers’ Leader Randi Weingarten

Betsy DeVos’s Back-To-School Message At Odds with What Parents Want

Schools chief chalks improved CPS scores to better choice

Labor Day in Philly: For unions, a celebration laced with anxieties

Educators, politicians make pitches at Scott's annual Labor Day cookout

AFT president visits Tammany schools

"Stop for the Bus" tackles bus safety​

Tulsa Drivers Reminded To Stop For The School Bus

Murphy, Oliver address concerns at AFT educator roundtable