AFT Mission Examines Education Destruction in Ukraine

With the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the focus of NATO and the international community has been on military and economic assistance to help Ukraine win the war. The American Federation of Teachers is of the opinion that the collateral damage to education―to teachers, children and parents―deserves our attention.

AFT leaders traveled to Kyiv May 8-12, 2023, alongside our partners Education International and the European Trade Union Committee for Education in order to meet with partner unions and organizations. The AFT was led by President Randi Weingarten and Vice President Dan Montgomery. EI was led by General-Secretary David Edwards, and ETUCE was led by President Larry Flanagan.