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Community schools are neighborhood hubs with wraparound services that provide everything from mental health services to food pantries, academic tutoring to prom dresses, and healthcare to after care. Learn more in our latest ads! #RealSolutions
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There is power in a union.
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Gerrymandering is so bad that the GOP can lose the popular vote by 3 times the margin Trump did and still keep the House. That’s why EVERYONE has to vote.
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Here's @rweingarten 's statement on Betsy DeVos resigning.
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Trump’s Mar-A-Lago trips cost taxpayers $25M in 3 mo. That $$ could provide school lunch for 65k kids for a year.
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"If @Walmart continues to provide funding to lawmakers who are standing in the way of gun reform, teachers and students should reconsider doing their back-to-school shopping at your stores." - @rweingarten #WalmartMustAct
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During his opening monologue as the host of @nbcsnl , Chicago-born @chancetherapper shared his support for Chicago's teachers and support staff who are on strike. @CTULocal1 @SEIU73 #CTUSEIUstrike #PutItInWriting
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Teachers want to be teaching, not holstering firearms. We need fewer guns in schools, not more of them. #MarchForOurLives
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Thank you @KamalaHarris for putting teachers front and center. #AFTVotes
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In America, public school teachers are paid about $13,000 a year less than other college graduates. That could be mortgage payments or the cost of groceries for a family for a year. It’s a national failure. It’s time we give America’s teachers a raise.
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Just think of your favorite teacher who gave you the confidence to be who you want to be. That's the kind of First Lady @DrBiden will be. — @JoeBiden #AFTvotes #DemConvention
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Education isn't an individual privilege, it's a right for all. Public systems serve all, private vouchers serve few.
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This isn’t about school “systems.” This is about ind. students & families. Schools are at the service of students, not the other way around.
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📣 American Federation of Teachers Endorses @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris in Democratic Primary #AFTvotes
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OKAY SO IF WE #CANCELSTUDENTDEBT , WE CAN LIFT THOUSANDS OF WORKERS OUT OF POVERTY, HELP CLOSE THE RACIAL WEALTH GAP BECAUSE BORROWERS OF COLOR ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED BY STUDENT DEBT, AND WE CAN BOOST THE ECONOMY WITH THE STROKE OF A PEN
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"When he walked away from the discussion, he walked away from our children, he walked away from how we can open up our schools—virtually, actually or in hybrid form—how we can educate our children." — @SpeakerPelosi on #COVID19 relief talks with @realDonaldTrump
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We're marching to the rally! #WomensMarch
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🚨🚨🚨🚨 Average cost of a home: 2010: $224,300 2020: $358,700 Average cost of rent: 2010: $810 2020: $1104 Total student debt: 2010: $845,000,000,000 2020: $1,700,000,000,000 Minimum wage: 2010: $7.25 2020: $7.25 #cancelstudentdebt
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“Educators, this is our moment.” - @DrBiden
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While @IlhanMN has introduced legislation to eliminate obscene school meal debt, Trump’s Admin has proposed child hunger policy that would exacerbate the problem. #HandsOffSNAP !
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Senator Ben Ray Luján
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School is tough enough without having to worry if you’ll be able to eat lunch that day. Proud to join @Ilhan , @RepDebHaaland , and Valerie Castile to introduce legislation to end lunch shaming & stand up for our kids. @AFTunion @MAZONusa
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Donald Trump didn't show up for the people of Lordstown when they were losing jobs. But @BernieSanders did. - @rweingarten #AFTvotes
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Thank you @SenKamalaHarris for introducing the Family Friendly Schools Act! Investing in after school programs, summer enrichment & 21st Century Learning Centers helps families who can’t find affordable, quality child care outside of the school day. #ChildCareforWorkingFamilies
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BREAKING: We have severed ties with @WellsFargo over their financial relationship with gun makers and the @NRA
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When we talk about education, please remember that the top 25 hedge fund managers on Wall St make more money than all the kindergarten teachers in this country combined. - @SenSanders #IamAFT
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At a time of massive income and wealth inequality, when many of our school districts are underfunded, when educators are leaving the profession because of pay, I want to applaud teachers for wanting to start a political revolution. - @BernieSanders #PublicEdForum #AFTvotes
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"Those of us who have worked with @ewarren for a long time know that she has always been a fighter—a fighter for working people, a fighter for the labor movement and, of course, a fighter for educators and public education." - @BTU66 's @JessJTang #AFTvotes
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While Chuck Jones was standing up for Carrier jobs @realDonaldTrump was buying steel from China hurting American @steelworkers #ImWithChuck
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Huge turnout at Hart Senate Office Building. We have a clear message: We #BelieveSurvivors . #StopKavanaugh
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"It might be the only place to support you, the only place to protect you, and for many, the only place to feed you. The schools are our safety net." 100%, @KingJames . #GraduateTogether #ThankSupportStaff #ThankATeacher
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We have a teacher shortage because we’ve failed to value and respect teachers. - @BetoORourke #AFTvotes
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There are a lot of reasons to love @KamalaHarris . Here are a few of the reasons why we’re excited that @JoeBiden picked her as his running mate. #AFTvotes
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At #defenseofdemocracy , @HillaryClinton says that you can run the best campaign, you can have the best plans, you can get the nomination, and you can win the popular vote, but you may not win the Presidency for these 4 reasons:
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It is a myth that charter schools are better than public schools. They're not. - @JulianCastro #DemDebate #AFTvotes
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Ohio teacher Katie Hofmann on @BernieSanders : When it comes to education, he understands that people in the profession—particularly teachers—know most about what it is to teach children and how we should be determining and meeting their needs. #AFTvotes
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I’m here to offer you a future where you have a President, a First Family, and a Secretary or Education that supports public education. - @PeteButtigieg #AFTvotes #PublicEdForum
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. @RepJayapal : “The college affordability crisis isn’t just about tuition.” It increases funding for work study, Pell Grants, HBCUs, state schools, tribal schools, and trade schools. #CancelStudentDebt
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Think about what this sign means. We’ve waited too long for common sense gun safety laws. It’s time to #EndGunViolence . #MarchForOurLives
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The US Mails is not for sale! #SaveThePostOffice
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“My family is the single biggest contributor to the RNC...We do expect something in return.”- #BetsyDevos #DeVosVote
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Senator @RonWyden asks #DefenseOfDemocracy attendees to go to all of our elected officials (national, state, and local) and ask: “What are you doing to protect our democracy?”
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Progressive is getting things done. We got a lot done. - @JoeBiden #DemDebate
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Sounds like @MarcoRubio didn't do his homework. ✏️ If he had, the Senator would know we put out our guidance on how schools can #ReopenSafely all the way back in April of 2020. He should give it a read: ...
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Marco Rubio
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National teachers’ union (not teachers) are saying they won’t go back to work until 2022. We should not send a single taxpayer dollar in Covid funds to schools that aren’t going to reopen.
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“We stand for children and that’s why teachers in Oklahoma, West Virginia, Kentucky and Arizona are standing up.” @rweingarten #oklahomateacherwalkout
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“What we tell 17 year olds all the time is that you are not old or responsible enough to drink, to vote, to serve in our military. But you ARE old enough and responsible enough to take on a quarter million dollars in debt. And that’s wrong.” @AOC #CancelStudentDebt
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. @HillaryClinton was not wrong that the murder rate has dropped in De Blasio's NYC (post stop & frisk): #debatenight
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The time for inaction is over. It’s time to #EndGunViolenceNow . Today starting at 10 AM Central, AFT president @rweingarten will be in Houston to stand up to the NRA, with for a round table & press conference on gun violence prevention. 📺:
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Thank you @SenWarren and @WhipClyburn for introducing the Student Loan Debt Relief Act, to help the millions of Americans struggling with student loan debt.
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Thousands marching for public schools in Pittsburgh. #IamAFT
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Today marks the beginning of #WearOrange weekend, where we wear orange to remember those we've lost to gun violence and demand action from lawmakers to prevent gun violence. Read & RT this thread to spread the word on how AFT is taking action to #EndGunViolenceNow . (1/3)
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Thank you @BernieSanders for supporting @VFNHP members. These nurses have voted to go on strike. UVM Medical Center needs to listen to the people on the frontlines of patient care. #WeAreUVMMC
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YES! @KamalaHarris ' teacher pay proposal is great and deserves all of the attention it's getting. #DemDebate #AFTvotes
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. @ewarren is here to stand with striking teachers and school staff. #CTUSEIUstrike #PutItInWriting
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Huge turnout to the #MoralMarch .
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"It’s long overdue that we have a school teacher in the White House again, and I’m so proud to personally endorse @ewarren for president.” - @CFTunion 's @Jeff_Freitas #AFTvotes
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Congratulations, @PeteButtigieg , on what would be a historic nomination!
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Joe Biden will nominate Pete Buttigieg to be Transportation secretary
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So great to see so many educators out at the #MarchForOurLives
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Teachers, staff, and the unions behind them are not a barrier to schools reopening. We are a barrier to staff and students being put in danger for Republican talking points.
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Why do you want to ban books? Because you want to ban knowledge. And why do you want to ban knowledge? Because you want to ban our power. @KarlaforFlorida #AFTvotes
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The streets of LA are filling up as educators, students, parents, and community members rally at CCSA to protest how corporate charters are damaging our public schools and to demand accountability and transparency from charters. #utlastrong @UTLAnow #LAUSDStrike
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Parents and teachers are actually united. We want schools to reopen safely with the guardrails that we’ve been fighting for since April. Strangely, your father’s admin didn’t help us reopen safely, so now we’re in this situation. Stop trying to blame teachers, it’s a bad look.
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Donald Trump Jr.
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Are the parents in Los Angeles county that are revolting against the union nonsense and the unions not following the science Republicans? Seems like that would be a vastly Democrat stronghold. Maybe if you charged students Union dues you’d start doing what’s right for them?
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“We have a crisis here of immense proportions." - @rweingarten at yesterday's #CancelStudentDebt event with @SenSanders @RepJayapal , @Ilhan , @AOC , and others. Read all about the proposal here:
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What teachers are saying is of course we need a pay raise, we're 49th in the nation and haven't had a raise in 10 years, but you cannot take this out of a fund that hurts kid's education. @rweingarten discussing the #oklahomateacherwalkout on @NPR .
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Jason from UPS says they won't cross the picket line. Great solidarity with the striking Vermont nurses. #WeAreUVMMC
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This feels like a big moment because it is a big moment. The entire country watched as WV showed the power of a union. #55Strong #55United
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"The President of the United States has the power to broadly cancel student loan debt, help close the racial wealth gap, and give a big boost to families and our economy." @SenWarren
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The solidarity from the firefighters is incredible. #1u #UTLAStrike #UTLAstrong #LAUSDStrike
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A teacher is the Mayor of Chicago! Congratulations @Brandon4Chicago !
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#BetsyDeVos has zero experience in public education. She has never been a student, parent, educator or admin in public ed. #DumpDevos
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Vote today for our future. For our students and for our kids. #GOTVforHRC #AFT4Hillary #ImWithHer
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. @aoc : “This is about our entire economy. We are suffering a systemic, economy-wise threat.” No generation has faced debt like this before - and that’s why it’s time to #CancelStudentDebt
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Organizers are being fired. Stores are being short staffed. But Starbucks workers are determined to organize for a better life. AFT is proud to stand in solidarity with @SBWorkersUnited in Buffalo, NY & nationwide as they work to organize. ☕️ ✊
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There is no role for for-profit charters in this country. My focus will be on public schools and public school educators. - @BetoORourke #AFTvotes
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AFT President @rweingarten is in Ukraine today at the invitation of the Ukrainian teachers union. This is part of the continued work our union has done to support Ukrainian teachers and students during this war.
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. @AmyKlobuchar : I've been working to bring down the costs of prescription drugs since I came to Washington. The #InflationReductionAct will help us do that.
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Protestors were not allowed to bring signs into the Hart building, so they improvised with paper plates. #StopTheShutdown
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At no point in this country’s history have we ever seen one party control all branches of government and still fail to do their basic job of keeping the government open. #TrumpShutdown
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In the @TexasAFT survey: 🚨77% of TX school workers don't believe teachers should be armed at school 🚨87% of TX school workers & parents support red-flag laws & required background checks 🚨85% support raising the age for gun purchases to 21 🚨75% support assault weapon bans.
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Our @WTUTeacher members are out in force to say #DumpDevos and save our public schools
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The #LGBTQ plan from @BetoORourke includes reinstating Dept of Ed guidance and enforcements to protect LGBTQ+ students. As educators and school staff, we support our LGBTQ students and want this guidance back in place. #AFTVotes
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My secretary of education will be someone who has taught in public school, who believes in public education and believe that public dollars should stay in public schools. - @ewarren #AFTvotes #DemDebate
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. @RepJoshHarder : Are you deliberately violating this court order or because you’re corrupt or incompetent? @BetsyDeVosED : I didn’t defy a court order. NARRATOR: She did, in fact, violate a court order. #DefendBorrowers
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"My name is Sarah Lerner. I am a teacher at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in #Parkland , Fla. I kept 15 students safe on Feb. 14, 2018, as a gunman terrorized my school." via @sharemylesson
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. @BernieSanders is here at the AFT Convention! Here he is with @CFTunion and and @hpaeaft members. #IamAFT
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First mention of workers of the night comes from @amyklobuchar . Thank you for calling out how Trump has betrayed workers. #DemDebate #AFTvotes
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"It's time for a President who understands the value of immigration." - @PeteButtigieg #AFTvotes #DemDebate #NevadaDebate
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Our union is wearing black today because we #BelieveSurvivors .
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These teachers say no to DeVos. #DumpDevos
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The father of #Parkland victim @fred_guttenberg to @realDonaldTrump & @senatemajldr : Nearly 2,000 kids died since you blocked gun safety legislation. How dare you accuse Congress of inaction? #EndGunViolence
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WE’RE LIVE! Watch the #AFTVotes town hall with former Vice President @JoeBiden and @TexasAFT members now. 📺:
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At the #PeoplesFilibuster rally against #trumpcare . If you're in DC, come on down!
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. @BetsyDeVosED says public $ should invest in indiv students. NO we should invest in a system of great public schools for all kids.
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1. Voter suppression 2. Hacking 3. Phony, false online news stories (and deepfakes) 4. Lack of security in our election system @HillaryClinton #DefenseOfDemocracy
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"Wall Street didn't build America, you did!" - @JoeBiden #AFTvotes #LaborForBiden
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Everyone has a favorite teacher from when we were young - even @Adele . Thank you to all the educators making an impact in students' lives & helping them thrive!
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