[Reopening Schools]
Weingarten: ” It seems the lives of kids and teachers are less important to the president than those of GOP delegates.”
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AFT President Randi Weingarten
AFT’s Weingarten Responds to Trump’s Hypocrisy on Reopening Schools
Education Job Losses to Top 1.4 Million Without Urgent Federal Stimulus
[COVID-19\School Funding]
Weingarten: “Our nation is at a critical crossroad, and the decisions Congress and the president make in the next two weeks will be felt for generations to come.”
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Trump’s Attacks on International Students “Racist” and “Xenophobic”
[Immigration Students]
Weingarten: “The Trump administration has chosen to use international students as cover to further its xenophobic and racist aims. At every turn, Donald Trump has attacked the status of immigrants in this country.”
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AFT’s Weingarten to McConnell: Take Up HEROES Act Now
[HEROES Act]
Weingarten: “It’s a dereliction of duty for Mitch McConnell to go on vacation in July without passing the federal investment our schools desperately need to safely reopen this fall…McConnell and Republican senators to take up the HEROES Act.”
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AFT DONATES 10,000 BOOKS TO HOMELESS NYC STUDENTS AND FAMILIES AMID COVID-19 CRISIS
[Homeless NYC Students\AFTBooks4Keeps]
Christine Quinn: “Over the past six weeks, the COVID-19 pandemic has forced the 2,100 children living in shelter at Win to adapt to difficult challenges.“
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AFT’S WEINGARTEN: COVID-19 BILL WILL PROVIDE RELIEF
[COVID-19 Recovery Bill]
Weingarten: “With this global pandemic, there is a recognition that science matters and government matters. We need government to help us navigate the multitude of crises…”
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