Press Releases
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11/30/2010
WTU Election Results
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11/18/2010
Statement by President Weingarten On the 35th Anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Act
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11/18/2010
Statement by President Weingarten On 12th-Grade NAEP Results
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11/18/2010
AFT Statement On Bill Gates’ Speech to the Council of Chief State School Officers
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11/17/2010
Statement by AFT President Weingarten On the U.S. Senate’s Refusal To Move Forward with Paycheck Fairness Act
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11/17/2010
Statement by AFT President Weingarten On On Ratification of New Baltimore Teachers Contract
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11/16/2010
Statement by AFT President Weingarten On Report Calling for the Overhaul of Teacher Education Programs
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11/16/2010
Statement by AFT President Weingarten On Proposals by the Deficit Commission Chairmen
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11/09/2010
Statement by Randi Weingarten, President, American Federation of Teachers, On Resignation of New York City Schools Chancellor Joel Klein
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11/07/2010
UFT Teacher Union Day
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11/03/2010
Statement by Randi Weingarten, President, AFT, On the 2010 Election Results
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10/28/2010
Statement by AFT President Weingarten on U.S. Education Department Regulations Affecting For-Profit Colleges
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10/27/2010
Washington Teachers' Union Election Results
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10/26/2010
Statement by Randi Weingarten, President, AFT, On U.S. Education Department's Guidance on Bullying
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10/22/2010
Statement by AFT President on Agreement Not to Release Teacher Data Reports for NYC Teachers
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10/14/2010
Weingarten and Duncan Visit Florida To Highlight Union-School District Partnership, Innovations and Successes
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10/13/2010
Statement by Randi Weingarten, President, American Federation of Teahcers, on Resignation of D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee and Selection of Kaya Henderson as Interim Chancellor
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10/12/2010
Statement by Randi Weingarten, President, American Federation of Teachers,On Report on Fairness in School Funding
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10/07/2010
AFT Responds to New Report on Effects of Natural Disasters on America's Children
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10/07/2010
Statement by Pres. Weingarten On The New Teacher Project's Blueprint for Teacher Evaluation
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10/05/2010
Statement by President Weingarten On First White House Summit On Community Colleges
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10/04/2010
AFT To Participate In First White House Summit on Community Colleges
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09/29/2010
Statement by Randi Weingarten, President, American Federation of Teachers, On Progress in Baltimore’s Teachers’ Contract Negotiations
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09/27/2010
Statement by Randi Weingarten, President, American Federation of Teachers, On President Obama’s Effort To Recruit 10,000 New Science and Math Teachers
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09/27/2010
Statement by Randi Weingarten, President, American Federation of Teachers, On the U.S. Department of Education’s TEACH Campaign
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Convention speeches will be open to the press. All press wishing to attend and cover the convention must RSVP to AFTPress@aft.org and request credentials, which can be picked up in the convention press office. Requests for interviews with non-AFT speakers should be directed to those speakers' press offices. The convention will also be live streamed on AFT’s social media channels.

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