We're proud to participate in #RightToReadDay to protect the freedom to read, support libraries and library workers, and preserve the First Amendment. Join us by taking action at uniteagainstbookbans.org and fighting back against censorship! #UniteAgainstBookBans

Politicization, banning books, and picking apart the Black history curriculum are deliberate attempts to attack our public school system.

I won't let it happen.
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Happy Earth Day!

April 22 is #EarthDay , but raising awareness for environmental protection is important every day of the year. Educators, use these resources from ShareMyLesson to help incorporate these important lessons into your classes. sharemylesson.com/collections/ea…

YES: “We need a labor secretary to end the INTERNATIONAL EMBARRASSMENT of the United States being the only major country on earth to not have guaranteed paid sick or family leave….This is 🇺🇸 and when your child or your spouse gets sick, you should not get fired.” Bernie Sanders

Eid Mubarak!
As the holy month of Ramadan comes to a close, the Albuquerque Teachers Federation sends our warm regards to the Muslim community in New Mexico and all around the world today celebrating Eid al-Fitr.

April is #NationalSchoolLibraryMonth ! Check out this AFT landing page that includes collected resources about libraries, literacy and the harm that book bans are causing. aft.org/national-schoo…

“Shame on the Florida Board of Education for doing the bidding of a governor and his political ambitions rather than protecting the children of the state.” - AFT prez Randi Weingarten 🇺🇦🇺🇸💪🏿👩‍🎓🟣 aft.org/press-release/…

.AFT sent a letter to the chairman and ranking member of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, blasting Republicans for “false and misleading claims.” via The Hill thehill.com/homenews/house…

'Nationwide polls show that most people respect and admire teachers. We all remember that one inspiring educator who made a difference, the one who believed in us.' AFT prez Randi Weingarten 🇺🇦🇺🇸💪🏿👩‍🎓🟣 and @CTUlocal1 prez ⭐️ SDG ⭐️AKA Muse of Chicago Trib Editorial Board salon.com/2023/04/19/rep…

President Biden’s proposed budget raises $5 trillion to lower the deficit and make investments in working families by making the wealthy and corporations pay their fair share in taxes. #TaxDay2023

Results from recent local elections show that voters around the country want support for public schools and measures that keep students safe, rather than the ongoing culture wars being waged by the right. politico.com/news/2023/04/1…

“The ruling to let this historic settlement stand will help ensure future generations can pursue careers in public service, and trust that the promise of PSLF will be a promise kept.” - AFT prez Randi Weingarten 🇺🇦🇺🇸💪🏿👩‍🎓🟣 aft.org/press-release/…

Striking AFT members at Rutgers University have reached an agreement and ended their strike, which was one of the largest in higher education history, and the first at Rutgers since its founding in 1766. Rutgers AAUP-AFT Academic Worker Union subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2023/0…

ICYMI: This weekend, Randi Weingarten 🇺🇦🇺🇸💪🏿👩‍🎓🟣 published her monthly column in the The New York Times, 'In defense of public education.'

Give it a read here: aft.org/column/defense… #WhatKidsNeed

Old Queens right now! #RuOnStrike #StrikeDay2

Celebrate #PoetryMonth with AFT! These resources can help with lesson planning in all things related to poetry. Via ShareMyLesson sharemylesson.com/collections/po…

“We have bargained and bargained and bargained and bargained and bargained and we’re not getting anywhere,” says Rutgers Rutgers AAUP-AFT Academic Worker Union prez Rebecca Givan. “We need to do something more.” aft.org/news/rutgers-f…

The Albuquerque Teachers Federation has been a leading voice in the development of paid teacher residencies. Ensuring the community we serve is supplied with well-prepared, well-supported educators, who are more likely to stay in the profession is something we care deeply about.

Missouri House Republicans voted to DEFUND ALL OF THE STATE’S PUBLIC LIBRARIES, in a proposed $45.6 billion state budget that will soon move to a vote in the GOP-controlled state Senate. msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-…