Thank you for this @kellycbooz.bsky.social. You’re right that the Minnesota kindness that is sometimes dismissed as quaint is actually a form of radical care. I’ve seen and experienced it—and I’m proud of our members and staff for supporting the community. sharemylesson.com/blog/minneso...

Due to the pending storm, all School District of Philadelphia schools and Early Childhood Centers, as well as the Constance E. Clayton Education Center (Central Office) will operate virtually on Monday #PhlEd www.philasd.org/blog/2026/02...

🚨 SAVE THE DATE to SAVE OUR SCHOOLS 🚨 We're linking up with @uniteherelocal634.bsky.social @teamsters.bsky.social Local 502 CASA @32bjseiu.bsky.social & SPAP to rally before Thursday's Board of Ed meeting on the District's plan to close 20 schools: pft.org/SDPLaborRall... #PhlEd #FixDontClose

Working people are being crushed by soaring costs. That's why today AFT is launching our Fight for Affordability campaign—providing resources like a debt navigator tool, how-to videos, and live debt clinics to help members deal with the costs weighing down their families. www.aft.org/fight-for-af...

They can’t figure out how to spend the extra $500 billion they gave themselves for the military, but cut our healthcare and food assistance because they said they couldn’t afford it.

“I will scale the building myself to tear that shit down in three years," says a former J6 prosecutor. www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

Incredible opinion. It holds that the common ICE tactic of jumping out of an unidentified rental vehicle and seizing suspected noncitizens while masked violates the Fourth Amendment because the *manner* of the seizure is incompatible with a free society governed by the rule of law.

Americans will soon be paying even more: Trump increased the rate of a new global tariff to 15% — vowing to work around the ruling that invalidated his emergency tariffs.

Why is Linda McMahon on a secret tour promoting her new takes on history? Why the secrecy? Why is this happening in the shadows? Parents, students and educators alike don’t like it. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/o...

Over 7,500 members told us about the financial hardship they face, and the stories are heart-wrenching. That’s why we launched the "Fight for Affordability" campaign to help you tackle debt and get ahead. Learn about the campaign, our latest union victories, & more. @rweingarten.bsky.social

So much #PhlEd pride at Sharswood Elementary! All of our schools are loved on. It's time to show how much love and pride we have for our schools! #PhlEd #RedFridays

More than half of AFT members who answered our survey say they're worse off under this administration. Trump promised to make America more affordable, but he spends more time talking about corporate profits than fighting for working families. aft.org/affordability #TrumpAffordabilityChaos

What we’re hearing from our members, their families and communities is that affordability issues are real. They’re feeling more squeeze right now than last year and before the election. This is far from a hoax - it’s real every day. www.aft.org/affordability

Thank you to our members who spent a day off with us in City Hall to save our schools ❤️💪🏾 As our member from Overbrook reminded Council: If the District's plan to close 20 schools moves forward, students will ultimately pay the price. Read the PFT's testimony here: pft.org/PFTCouncilSa... #PhlEd

PFT's "Jerry Roseman who has had a first-row seat to district facilities conditions for decades, said he believed the $2.8 billion figure was not realistic. "'You need much more money than that. We need more money than this plan comes close to.'" www.inquirer.com/education/ph...

Excellent point and great questions, @ruephilacouncil.bsky.social! #PhlEd #FixDontClose #SaveOurSchools #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs

New Epstein files reveal multiple meetings over several years between Jeffery Epstein and leaders at Apollo Global Management. That’s why we are demanding accountability and a full SEC investigation into the firm’s disclosures. www.axios.com/2026/02/17/e...

Despite Recent Victories, Many Democrats Are Still Down on Their Party, AP-NORC Poll Finds | Among those frustrated Democrats, about 4 in 10 felt their party was not fighting hard enough against Trump while about 1 in 10 said there was a lack of good leadership or a cohesive agenda. #Elections2026

Wishing our members, students, and school families who are celebrating a peaceful and reflective holy month. Ramadan Mubarak!

✅️ FIX our schools ✅️ FUND our schools 🚫 Do NOT close our schools!!!

No one knows the conditions of our schools better than @pft.org members. We reviewed the District's plan & found substantial problems with data, inconsistencies, and gaps. Council must use its leverage to force the District to share all underlying data and show their work. #PhlEd

The Year of the Fire Horse is said to be marked by dynamism and rapid change. This is a moment to balance recovery with action, and self care with reaction. A happy, healthy, and lucky Lunar New Year to all! #LunarNewYear

thinking about the conversation I had with Jesse Jackson in 2019: "The truth of slavery—that Africans subsidized America’s wealth—that truth will not go away. It’s buried right now, but as each generation becomes much more serious, it will be grappled with." www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

Jesse Jackson-One of the greatest civil rights figures of our time… His memory is a blessing to all of us

"In Pennsylvania, the Shapiro administration is warning federal officials that it will not issue required state permits for two planned immigration detention centers..." www.spotlightpa.org/berks/2026/0...

Who else is having a good day off from work educating our littles about the difference a pro-public education president can make? 👩🏾‍🎓🏫🍎 #PresidentsDay #PhlEd

Lazy McCarthyism

A child dying of cancer spent her final days fighting to free her wrongfully detained father from ICE custody.   This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.   Not one dime for this cruelty. www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...

In my new column, I write about how America's public schools help young people value diversity and bridge differences. When the administration tried to take a hatchet to 60 years of civil rights laws that helped create educational opportunity for all, AFT sued—and won. www.aft.org/column/toget...

Note: Allegations of racial profiling aren’t just coming from congressional Democrats. Over the past month, Cardinal Cupich, who oversees the Archdiocese of Chicago, has repeatedly claimed that his own priests have been racially profiled by DHS agents. religionnews.com/2026/02/10/c...

Morons Morons are in charge www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/u...

Not mentioned in this story about a populist challenger vs the conservative establishment in North Carolina: the role that school vouchers are playing in fueling grassroots anger on the right. The *horse-riding sheriff* says vouchers are a give-a-way to the rich www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...

"A growing body of evidence shows that vouchers... more often lead to no improvement or even significant losses in achievement, while draining funding from public schools and worsening segregation for many students." keystonenewsroom.com/2026/02/13/s... #PABudget #PhlEd #NoVouchers

Calling the requirement for a judicial warrant before entering a person’s home one of the Democrats’ “new restrictions on federal immigration agents” crosses the line into outright falsehood. It’s in the Bill of Rights! A rule as old as the republic.

Happy Valentine's Day to our members who lovingly educate, mentor, and lift up their students. Philly students deserve the whole dang world! #PhlEd #ValentinesDay

🔥🔥🔥 #UnionStrong

Happy #RedFriday from our members at Ellwood School! As we fight against parts of the SDP's 10-year facilities plan that are likely to worsen learning conditions, the PFT is fighting for the climates students need to feel safe, welcome, inspired 💡⚡#PhlEd #FixDontClose #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs

Meet us on the 4th floor of City Hall next Tuesday to let City Council know that the School District needs to show us their work before closing, co-locating, or moving schools and programs. Sign up to testify: phlcouncil.com/offering-pub... #PhlEd #FixDontClose #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs

Kristi Noem has to go. Gregory Bovino has to go. Stephen Miller has to go.

Hegseth has radicalized Richard Leon, the most conservative partisanly Republican judge not appointed by Trump I've ever met.

Walz: "We've got children that a core memory for them will be their classmate being taken away. That will stick with them the rest of their lives. My hope is what sticks with them is human decency wins out, rule of law matters ... "

ICE may be leaving Minnesota, but Columbia Heights teacher Peg Nelson is clear: "No child in America should go through what Columbia Heights and other schools in MN have endured. ICE needs to stay away from schools everywhere!" #MNinDC #ICEOutMN

New poll: In 2024, low-engagement voters went for Trump over Harris by 11 percentage points. But now they disapprove of the way he's handling the presidency by 13. They have moved 25 points against Trump — 2x as large as the shift for high-knowledge voters www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trump-lost...

That’s, like, almost all of it. 😔 @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/c4f8...

Alex Pretti's parents keep a box crammed with 200 letters and cards that have poured into their Denver home since their son was shot and killed by immigration agents. "He's my first born," Susan Pretti said. "He's the one that made me a mother. There was no reason he should have died that day."

Incredible that this many Republicans are still backing Trump on this wildly unpopular policy. They'll now have to do it again after Trump vetoes and an override vote is held. Just generating mountains of votes for midterm ads.

Together as elected officials, community leaders, and neighbors, we made a powerful demand to return the slavery memorial to the President's House site. I was proud to call for its rightful return on behalf of the Democratic Senators from Philadelphia. billypenn.com/2026/02/10/p...

@rweingarten.bsky.social joined striking educators in San Francisco yesterday to demand a fair contract, fully staffed schools & supports students deserve. Watch members, families & community members standing in solidarity at picket lines and rallies across the district ⤵️ youtube.com/shorts/VYgnR...

The PFT stands in solidarity with United Educators of San Francisco. Affordability for working people is a crisis everywhere. All public school educators deserve good healthcare, competitive wages, and inspiring working conditions. SF educators deserve a strong contract! #solidarity #1u