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[Re]Invest In Our Colleges We’re asking the Washington State Legislature to support a robust investment in our Community and Technical Colleges - join us and [Re]Invest In Our Colleges! 1 2 3 4 AFT members dive into candidate endorsement process As the presidential elections inch closer and the field of candidates gets more and more competitive, AFT members are engaging, parsing campaign platforms, asking questions of the candidates, and voicing their priorities as educators, healthcare practitioners and public employees. Thus far, the AFT has hosted eight AFT Votes town halls in eight different locations across the country, giving members the opportunity to meet candidates in person and hear about their stands on education, working families, healthcare and other top-line issues. Also part of the AFT’s robust endorsement process: surveys, debate parties and lots of information on AFTVotes.org. more Weingarten: Educators must save democracy Teachers have always had power,” AFT President Randi Weingarten told the crowd at the TEACH opening plenary Thursday afternoon. We need to own our power. And we need to build our power so we can move our agenda—for our students and our families; for safe, welcoming and well-funded public schools; for affordable higher education; healthcare that is a right, not a privilege; a living wage; a decent retirement; a healthy climate and a strong democracy.” more Best economy ever? In AFT President Randi Weingarten’s latest column in the New York Times , she writes that, despite President Trump’s claims that we have the best economy ever,” his policies are harming working and middle-class Americans, many of whom are struggling just to get by. Our political and economic systems are so weighted toward the wealthy that opportunity will only come through the power of collective action,” she writes, using the surest vehicles to increase opportunity for ordinary Americans”—public education, labor unions and voting. Read the full column . Early childhood support requires adequate staffing Some of education’s biggest problems come with its littlest students. At a working breakfast for paraprofessionals in prekindergarten, early childhood and Head Start, members swapped strategies for solving problems. Their discussion came during the AFT PSRP conference last week in Las Vegas, where paras from all over the country zeroed in on professional development and adequate classroom coverage. more AFT launches massive national campaign to fund public education The AFT’s long-time advocacy for public schools has just been turbo-charged, with a sweeping, multi-pronged campaign to fund the future of American public education. Amid the continuing wave of teacher activism shining a spotlight on massive shortfalls in education investment, the Fund Our Future initiative aims to take the teachers’ megaphone into Congress, statehouses and communities nationwide. more Never again A majority of American teens say they are worried about a shooting happening at their school. Let that sink in,” AFT President Randi Weingarten writes in her latest column for the New York Times . Young people are demanding meaningful action beyond ‘thoughts and prayers.’ They know, as do law enforcement officers and educators, that there are effective ways to address gun violence.” Read more about the proven strategies that would enhance school safety and reduce gun violence . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … next › last » Search Search Sign Up for Mobile Alerts Sorry, but we failed to add you to the list. Please try again or contact 1.888.780.6763 Cell Phone Number Mobile alerts from AFT Washington. Periodic messages. Msg & data rates may apply. 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