Teachers’ Union Head to Members: Scream Bloody Murder if Schools Reopen Prematurely
Teachers’ union heads are condemning Trump’s suggestion that schools in some areas of the nation consider reopening prior to summer.
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NEA Endorses ‘Former School Bus Driver’ Joe Biden for President
The National Education Association (NEA), the nation’s largest labor union, has endorsed Democrat Joe Biden for president.
Teachers Union Head: We Pushed Trump Administration for Months to Stop Pretending Coronavirus Was Not Real
Appearing on CNN Sunday morning, American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten said her organization “pushed very hard” to get the Trump administration to stop “pretending” coronavirus was not real.
Elizabeth Warren Joins Striking Chicago Teachers on Picket Line: ‘The Unions Are How We Have Power’
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) took her 2020 campaign for the Democrat presidential nomination to Chicago on Tuesday, where she joined striking members of the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) on the picket lines.
American Federation of Teachers President: ‘Donald Trump Has Waged a War on Truth’
The president of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) made it clear in a partisan speech on Thursday that the nation’s second-largest teachers union she heads is aligned with the Democrat Party and fully intends to attempt to defeat President Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election.
Experts: Bernie Sanders’ Education Plan Could Hurt Low-Income Students He Wants to Help
Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-VT) education plan for K-12 schools could hurt the low-income students he claims he wants to help.
#RedForEd: Parents and Teachers ‘Scared to Disagree with Striking Teachers Unions’
Teachers unions in West Virginia claim to have walked out of their classrooms a second time in a year “for the kids,” but a resident journalist says many parents and teachers are keeping quiet about their distrust of that claim due to “overwhelming fear and intimidation related to unions.”
#RedForEd Campaign Fuels Second West Virginia Teacher Strike in a Year
The #RedForEd campaign has spurred West Virginia teachers to walk out of their classrooms Tuesday, nearly one year since their last teacher strike.
Celebrities Flock to Nancy Pelosi’s House Speaker Coronation
House Democrat Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) invited numerous celebrities to the House gallery on Thursday to witness her become speaker of the House.
Teachers’ Unions Back Nation’s First Charter School Strike
“There is absolutely no good reason to put students and parents through the upheaval of a strike. The sad fact is that interests from outside our community are using our students and our schools as a means to advance their national anti-charter platform.”
Teachers’ Union Leader: Janus Decision ‘Only Makes Us Angrier’
“In the face of right-wing attacks on public education and labor, we have come to understand that when we walk the walk with the community, we become exponentially more powerful,” she said, referring to how unions have joined forces with other progressive causes.
Teachers Sue for Refund of Past Union Fees
“This lawsuit will enable teachers like me to recover the agency fees that we were wrongly forced to pay against our will,” said Scott Wilford, the plaintiff in the lawsuit, reports Education Week.
Union President on Janus Decision: System ‘Rigged to Benefit Special Interests and Billionaires’
The president of the nation’s largest union said the Supreme Court’s ruling that public sector unions can no longer force non-members to pay dues shows “we are living in a system that is rigged to benefit special interests and billionaires.”
Teacher Coalition Seeks to End Obama School Discipline Policy: ‘A Lot of Fear in Schools’
“He probably wouldn’t have been able to buy the murder weapon if the school had referred him to law enforcement,” veteran FBI agent Michael Biasello told RealClearInvestigations (RCI).
Teachers’ Union Boss Met with Bannon in March, Calls Him ‘Formidable Adversary’
The Intercept reported Wednesday that American Federation of Teachers (AFT) boss Randi Weingarten met Breitbart News Executive Chairman Stephen K. Bannon while he was serving as White House chief strategist this March.
Randi Weingarten: Bannon a ‘Formidable Adversary’ Because He ‘Hates Crony Capitalism,’ Fights for ‘Working People’
Then-White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon reportedly had a previously unreported one-on-one meeting with American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten, who came away from the talk convinced that Bannon is a “formidable adversary” because he genuinely and passionately “hates crony capitalism” and “sees the world as working people versus elites.”
Hollywood Celebs Appear in TV Special to Promote ‘Change’ in U.S. High Schools
All four major broadcast networks – CBS, ABC, FOX, and NBC – halted their regularly scheduled programming for an hour Friday night to air a star-studded telecast funded by a social justice organization urging its viewers to “rethink the American high school.”
Ed Secretary Betsy DeVos Tours Public School with Teachers Union President
U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos toured a rural Ohio public school district Thursday with American Federation of Teachers (AFT) president Randi Weingarten.
Education Secretary DeVos Accepts Teachers Union Boss Invite: Public Schools Can Meet ‘Unique Needs’
In a brief press release posted on the U.S. Department of Education’s website, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said she has accepted an invitation from American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten to visit a public school in Van Wert, Ohio.
AFT President Weingarten: Trump’s Budget ‘Takes a Meat Cleaver to Public Education’
The president of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) says President Donald Trump’s budget blueprint “takes a meat cleaver to public education.”
Betsy DeVos at CPAC: I Want to ‘Find Common Ground’ with Teachers’ Unions
U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos was a guest at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) Thursday, stating that she is working to “find common ground” with the teachers’ unions that were vocal opponents of her nomination and confirmation.
Teachers’ Union Pushes San Diego School District to Drop Invitation to Edu Sec Betsy DeVos
A resolution by the San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) to invite newly confirmed U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos for a visit has been rescinded at the urging of the city’s teachers’ union.
Teachers’ Union President Rebukes Group Blocking Betsy DeVos from Public School
The president of one of the nation’s largest teachers’ unions is condemning those protesters who attempted to block Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos from entering a Washington, D.C. public school she was scheduled to visit on Friday.
Teachers Union Leaders Devastated that So Many Members Voted Trump
Despite the fact that teachers union bosses were all in for Hillary and made a heavy push for members to jump on the Clinton bandwagon, exit polls revealed that a large number of teachers ignored their leaders and voted for Trump. Now union officials are engaging in finger pointing and recriminations.
American Federation of Teachers Head: School Choice Helps ‘Spread Teaching of Junk Creationist Science’
With National School Choice Week underway in the United States, Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), tweeted out her disdain for school choice vouchers for private schools with a link to a piece written at MSNBC by Zack Kopplin two years ago.
