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The White House, American Federation of Teachers, and the National Education Association host a virtual back-to-school town hall with Education Sec. Miguel Cardona, HHS Secretary Xavier…

The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Education held a hearing on nationwide teacher shortages. Members expressed their condolences to victims of the recent mass shooing at an elementary…

American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten talked about the Biden administration and issues impacting public schools.

American Federation of Teachers (AFT) President Randi Weingarten talked about her call for the full reopening of schools in the fall of 2021. The AFT is the largest U.S. teachers union.

Randi Weingarten, American Federation of Teachers president, talked about her union’s position in the debate over reopening schools amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten talked about her organization’s position in the debate over reopening schools amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Jill Biden, wife of presumptive 2020 Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, was joined by Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) in a virtual discussion on reopening schools amid the coronavirus pandemic.…

Randi Weingarten talked about the role her American Federation of Teachers union will play in the Democratic presidential primaries and general election.

Randi Weingarten, American Federation of Teachers president, talked about education issues, including teacher strikes and pay, actions House Democrats should take on education since gaining…

Randi Weingarten talked about education policy under Secretary Betsy DeVos and the role of teachers' unions. She spoke via video link from Davie, Florida.

Randi Weingarten talked about on President Trump’s proposal in response to the Parkland, Florida, school shooting to arm teachers as a way to end school shootings. She called it a “terrible…

Education policy analysts talked about the federal role of education and the level of change that can be expected by the Trump administration in areas such as school choice. This discussion…

Randi Weingarten talked about the future of public education. She also outlined her opposition to President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Betsy DeVos for secretary of education. In her remarks, Ms. Weingarten called…

Randi Weingarten talked about education policy in the Trump administration and reacted to the president-elect’s nomination of Betsy DeVos to be Department of Education secretary.

Randi Weingarten and Maura Banta talked about how the IBM Watson computer could help elementary school teachers prepare lessons for their students. This segment was co-sponsored by the…

Teacher union leaders, school superintendents, and education scholars testified at a hearing on implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act, which was signed into law in December 2015…

Randi Weingarten talked about federal education policy, including the No Child Left Behind l(NCLB) aw. Senators Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Patty Murray (D-WA) had recently introduced…

Randi Weingarten talked about issues facing organized labor and teachers unions in 2014. Topics included implementation of Common Core educational standards, teacher testing and assessment, the…

Randi Weingarten talked about key issues in education. Her American Federation of Teachers organization is one of the nation’s largest teachers unions. Topics included the common core…

Randi Weingarten spoke with reporters at the Christian Science Monitor breakfast at the St. Regis Hotel. In remarks, she responded to just-released results of the 2012 Program for International Student…