My morning read: “Why Fascists Fear Teachers” by @rweingarten.bsky.social in the @nytimes.com: www.aft.org/column/why-f...

When he ran for President last November, Trump promised working families that he'd bring costs down and make things like groceries more affordable. But Trump's economic policies are doing the exact opposite, and families are feeling the squeeze. www.axios.com/local/kansas...

We’re here with Community Bookstore and Congregation Beth Elohim for the launch of @rweingarten.bsky.social’s new book Why Fascists Fear Teachers. She’s having a conversation with @bradlander.bsky.social about the book.

I describe what fascists do. You can make your own decisions. www.WhyFascistsFearTeachers.com

not just that he has no constitutional authority, there isn't even any particular legal or institutional mechanism by which the president can make anyone treat this as anything other than a weird advisory opinion.

Affordable Healthcare, secure retirement, good jobs for people, making sure our immigrant neighbors don't get disappeared, strength public schools not abandon them, and make sure that every single family can see & feel the American Dream... That's what #WorkersDeserve. - @rweingarten.bsky.social

Trump is trying to erase the horrors of slavery from the Smithsonian. It makes me think about how we teach history, when teaching honest history is under assault. Let me tell you about Ryan. He's a social studies teacher in New Hampshire. I write about him in www.WhyFascistsFearTeachers.com

As a new school year begins, families and educators want strong public schools — not cuts, chaos, or cruelty. #ProtectOurKids

Picnics, parades and empowering workers. This #LaborDay, we’re focusing on what all working people deserve. Here's @rweingarten.bsky.social's latest column. #WorkersDeserve www.aft.org/column/picni...

Do you know about how Norway's teachers stood up to Nazis? I talk about it in my new book, Why Fascists Fear Teachers. You can preorder here: www.WhyFascistsFearTeachers.com

This is what fascism looks like.

At its 54th National Education Conference, the A. Philip Randolph Institute honored @rweingarten.bsky.social for her leadership and unwavering dedication to the labor movement.

Instead of getting the resources and supports they need to help our children thrive, teachers and public schools get smeared. That's why I wrote this book: Why Fascists Fear Teachers. It's available now for pre-order; in bookstores in Sept. www.WhyFascistsFearTeachers.com

Big Brother controls the past to control the present.

As Americans reckon with deep cuts to Medicaid on its 60th anniversary, there’s a resurgence of activism and organizing to reverse these cuts. www.aft.org/news/educato... #CancelTrumpsMedicaidCuts

Read this! Abandoning students in public schools hurts students. This is not a blue, red, or purple issue—it’s about safe, welcoming, relevant and engaging schools for every child. www.aft.org/column/stren... @rweingarten.bsky.social

Unlike the current Sec of Ed, @rweingarten.bsky.social and the @aft.org understand what AI is and how to deal with its challenges and opportunities. #protectourkids

The current administration is going against 200+ years of support for public education in the US,shifting public money to the wealthy. #protectourkids @aft.org @rweingarten.bsky.social

@rweingarten.bsky.social: In a pluralistic society, people with different beliefs and backgrounds must learn to bridge differences and work together; that happens in our public schools. And, as the founders advocated, educated citizens are essential to protect our democracy from demagogues. #TEACH25

@rweingarten.bsky.social: Donald Trump and his allies don’t just want to abolish the Department of Education. They are laying waste to public education. They’re gutting funding for key personnel and programs so public schools cannot function properly. #TEACH25

Fascists fear teachers because we help create a civil society based on pluralism and democracy. Public schools are the models of democratic ideals. #protectourkids @aft.org @rweingarten.bsky.social

The “Big Beautiful Bill” is big but hardly beautiful. #protectourkids @rweingarten.bsky.social @aft.org

Our message to Congress is simple: pay teachers & school support staff what they deserve. #TEACH2025

It’s amazing what shining a spotlight can reveal. While we're encouraged that Gracias has abandoned DOGE & seems to now be taking his core business seriously, it’s disappointing it apparently took letters from his investors to finally flush out the truth. www.aft.org/press-releas...

We have to be out in our communities to fight back. We have to tell our stories. - @rweingarten.bsky.social

From day one, the Trump administration has attacked public education. Now it’s unlawfully blocking $5B in funding already approved by Congress. I’m proud our AFT affiliates are fighting back to protect students and schools. www.aft.org/press-releas...

As our case, @aaup.org v. Rubio wraps up, we begin our case around the Trump administration's attacks on freedom of speech and attacks on our biomedical research infrastructure and his attacks on @harvard.edu! We will win

Thank you @aftct.bsky.social for standing up for our communities! #GoodTroubleLivesOn

“We cannot live in fear. AAUP and our partners will not cower in silence. We will stand with and for higher education writ large. We will stand for democracy.” — Todd Wolfson, AAUP President

Trump’s education cuts are already threatening the programs kids depend on. #ClassroomsNotCuts www.latimes.com/california/s...

Kicking off day 2 of AAUP and @aft.org @afthighered.bsky.social’s Summer Institute at Morehouse College! Lots of energy, joy, and determination as participants converse over breakfast and get ready to #OrganizeFightWin

I'm sorely disappointed by this lawless, unsigned decision that will hurt kids across America. As Justice Sotomayor said in her dissent, it’s a grave threat to the Constitution’s separation of powers. This administration has abandoned children in public schools. www.cnn.com/2025/07/14/p...

AI is already in our schools. The National Academy for AI Instruction—created with and for AFT members—helps educators, parents, and students shape how AI is used so it’s not simply imposed on them. www.nbcnewyork.com/news/ai-join...

CFT President Jeff Freitas calls for immediate end to Trump admin terrorizing immigrant communities and the immediate release of all those detained in Thursday’s raids, including CFA member and community activist Jonathan A Caravello. @cfaunited.bsky.social

🚨TEACHERS + AI🚨 Back in March 2024, before most districts had a plan, Kelly Booz @aft.org @sharemylesson.bsky.social & I co-created & launched the AI Educator Brain. 🧠💻 We saw the AI wave coming & built what educators actually need to navigate it. 🧵

The National Academy for AI Instruction was created with and for AFT members. Educators helped design the curriculum, test tools, and draft commonsense guardrails. We’re engaging critically by demanding privacy, transparency, and real protections every step of the way.

Today we launched the National Academy for AI Instruction with UFT, Microsoft, OpenAI & Anthropic to offer free, high-quality AI training to educators. Some of you have expressed legitimate reservations about AI and tech companies. I want to speak to you directly. 🧵

This will be an innovative new training space where educators will learn not just about how A.I. works, but how to use it wisely, safely and ethically. It will be a place where tech developers and educators can talk with each other, not past each other. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/08/t...

This bill will remove healthcare for 17M people, slash food assistance for 22M, shutter hundreds of hospitals, defund higher education, cut jobs, target immigrant communities and explode the national debt—all for tax breaks to the ultra-rich. www.aft.org/press-releas...

@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social just broke the record for the longest floor speech!!! Making history on ensuring the American people understand why this Republican mega bill is a huge ugly betrayal to the American people. Thank you @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social

As we prepare to celebrate our independence, the promise of the American dream, of freedom and prosperity for all, is now further out of reach. This is a big, ugly, obscene betrayal of American working families. @AFTHigherEd.bsky.social www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

🚨 The consequences are staggering: - 16+ million lose healthcare - Millions of kids lose social services - $3.3 trillion deficit to benefit the wealthy - Tax breaks for the rich, lifetime losses for working families Tell your Rep to #VoteHellNo on this bill

Laughing in front of cages designed to hold migrants and refugees, many of whom came to this country fleeing extreme violence and poverty, and hoping to raise their children in a more compassionate country. And many of whom followed all the legal procedures to enter the country.

It’s a dark day in U.S. foreign policy as the Trump admin completes its illegal dismantling of USAID. The dedicated men and women of USAID have set a shining example across the globe. As this report shows, these cuts will have deadly consequences — and Trump and Rubio are responsible.

#VoteNo on gutting healthcare for 16 million Americans. Nurses understand the scale of the crises if our healthcare is undermined. bsky.app/profile/aft....

#VoteNo on deep cuts to vital public services, to using public education as a piggy bank to funnel money to billionaires.

As a teacher, I’m heartbroken and furious about the Supreme Court’s ruling in Mahmoud v. McKnight, which gives parents the right to opt their kids out of any lesson or story that mentions LGBTQ people. 1/

Trump and the Republicans keep trying to say they aren't going to make Medicaid cuts, but we can't trust them. They're willing to hurt hardworking Americans to give billionaires more wealth. bsky.app/profile/wyde...

We have to respect all children and all families. Bad facts make bad law. Mahmoud should have been worked out on a local level, it's a shame it went all the way to SCOTUS. Everyone believes parents should have rights, they are our partners in education. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/u...

Disgusting. This is abuse of power by the Trump administration. University of Virginia President Resigns Under Pressure From Trump Administration www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/u...