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Chicago educators end strike

Chicago educators end strike

After 11 days on the picket lines, the Chicago Teachers Union has reached a tentative contract agreement.

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CTU members with AFT President Randi Weingarten

'Kitchen Table' Democracy

Only “we the people” can save our democracy.

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American Educator

Confronting bias in schools

The Fall issue of American Educator explores classroom conversations on race, ethnicity, and identity.

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Weingarten v. DeVos

A landmark complaint

A major lawsuit lays bare the gross mismanagement of the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness program by Betsy DeVos.

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Election 2020

AFT announces new endorsement process and launches AFTvotes website.

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