Press Releases
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08/04/2011
Weingarten Statement On Mackinac Center’s Efforts to Stop Union at University of Michigan
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08/02/2011
AFT’s Lorretta Johnson Elected to AFL-CIO Executive Board
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08/02/2011
Statement by Randi Weingarten, President, American Federation of Teachers, On Appointment of Michelle Ringuette
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08/01/2011
Statement by Randi Weingarten, President, American Federation of Teachers, On the Debt Deal
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07/28/2011
Teacher Evaluation Model Developed by Rhode Island Teachers Unions to Be Implemented This Fall
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07/25/2011
South African and U.S. Students Launch AIDS Prevention Project
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07/24/2011
Statement of Randi Weingarten on the Oslo Tragedy
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07/15/2011
AFT Secretary-Treasurer Antonia Cortese Announces Retirement
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07/13/2011
High School Graduate from Rockville Centre, N.Y., Wins Robert G. Porter Scholarship
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07/13/2011
High School Graduate from Ozone Park, N.Y., Wins Robert G. Porter Scholarship
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07/13/2011
High School Graduate from Philadelphia Wins Robert G. Porter Scholarship
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07/13/2011
High School Graduate from Sheboygan, Wis., Wins Robert G. Porter Scholarship
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07/13/2011
Weingarten Statement On Bill That Would Undo Longtime Support for Disadvantaged Students
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07/12/2011
Retired Teacher from Newburg, N.Y., is an AFT Everyday Hero
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07/12/2011
Newtown, Conn., Teacher Is an AFT Everyday Hero
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07/11/2011
Weingarten Call for a Quality- an Community-Focused Ed Reform Agenda
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07/11/2011
AFT Innovation Fund Supports Teacher Role in Common Core Standards
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07/09/2011
Rhode Island Federation of Teachers and Health Professionals President Is Named an AFT Vice President
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07/09/2011
Illinois Federation of Teachers President Is Named an AFT Vice President
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07/07/2011
Weingarten Calls for Shift Toward Education Reform That Focuses on Quality and Community
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06/29/2011
Groundbreaking Partnership Will Revamp Teacher Workforce
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06/29/2011
AFT’s TEACH Conference to Highlight Successful Education Reforms
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06/27/2011
Statement by Randi Weingarten, President, American Federation of Teachers, On Launch of Worldwide Quality Public Services Campaign
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06/22/2011
Statement by Randi Weingarten, President, American Federation of Teachers,On Proposed NLRB Rules Changes
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06/21/2011
Weingarten Responds to Detroit Public Education Reform Plan Presented by Governor and DPS Emergency Manager
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