Press Releases

07/10/25

AFT Publishes Full Page New York Times Ad Opposing ‘Big, Ugly Betrayal’

07/08/25

AFT to Launch National Academy for AI Instruction with Microsoft, OpenAI, Anthropic and United Federation of Teachers

07/03/25

AFT’s Weingarten on GOP House Members’ Cruel Vote to Hurt the American People

07/01/25

AFT’s Weingarten on Senate’s Big, Ugly Betrayal of America’s Working Families

07/01/25

AFT’s Weingarten on the Trump Administration’s K-12 Funding Freeze

06/27/25

Educators Rising Forges New Partnership with American Federation of Teachers to Support Districts Benefitting from a Grow Your Own Approach to the National Teacher Shortage

06/27/25

AFT’s Weingarten on the Supreme Court Ruling in Birthright Citizenship Case

06/23/25

AFT Launches Multistate Six-Figure Ad Buy Targeting ‘Big, Ugly Bill’

06/12/25

AFT’s Weingarten on Assault of Sen. Alex Padilla

06/08/25

AFT’s Weingarten on Situation in Los Angeles

05/30/25

New Coalition with States and Industry to Champion More Apprenticeships for Young People

05/29/25

Breakthrough Montessori Public Charter School Unionizes

05/28/25

OFT Denounces DoDEA cuts to vital school positions

05/24/25

AFT’s Weingarten on the Eve of the Fifth Anniversary of George Floyd’s Murder

05/22/25

Educators, Professors, School Districts, Unions Win Historic Effort to Block Trump Administration Attempt to Dismantle Department of Education

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