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Overhyping Teach For America, Undercutting Millions of Students

Dan Brown | Posted 05.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Public Schools, Teacher Retention, Thomas Friedman, Economy, Teacher Certification, Teacher, No Child Lief Behind, Uft, Nctaf, Teach for America, Tfa, National Commission on Teaching and America’s Future, Aft, Education, Quality Teachers, Alternative Route, Teacher Recruitment, School Reform, New York Times, Teacher Turnover, Teachers, Education Reform, Nclb, Politics News
Dan Brown

I'm concerned that Teach for America is being propped up by many as a cure-all for America's education woes, when it is nothing of the kind.

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Cuts Hurt: The Long-Term Ill Effects of Shortsighted Education Cuts

Randi Weingarten | Posted 02.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Economic Stimulus Package, Education, Aft, Schools, American Federation of Teachers, Children, Budget Cuts, Politics News
Randi Weingarten

When the economy catches a cold, our schools get pneumonia. Today, pneumonia is spreading from state to state, and our students are suffering the symptoms.

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David Brooks Made Me Wring My Hands: Obama and His Education Secretary Pick

Dan Brown | Posted 01.05.2009 | Media

Read More: Michelle Rhee, Linda Darling-Hammond, No Child Left Behind, New York Times, Naomi Klein, High-Stakes Testing, Nea, Barack Obama, Uft, Teacher Quality, Teacher Union, Aft, Shock Doctrine, David Brooks, Nclb, Joel Klein, School Accountability, Education Reform, Newt Gingrich, Cabinet Appointments, Media News
Dan Brown

In his most recent op-ed, David Brooks offers Americans a false choice between two distinct camps of education interests. Here's hoping our new president will sweep aside that brand of discourse.

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"Reinvest, Don't Disinvest" in Education: Randi Weingarten Takes the National Stage

Dan Brown | Posted 12.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: No Child Left Behind, Nea, American Federation of Teachers, Performance Pay, Randi Weingarten, Economy, Michael Bloomberg, National Education Association, United Federation of Teachers, Barack Obama, Nclb, Aft, Teachers, Education Reform, National Press Club, George Miller, Dennis Van Roekel, Politics News
Dan Brown

Weingarten's speech was an impassioned call to spare the hatchet -- or scalpel -- in federal funding for education.

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Videos of the Labor 2008 Program to Elect Pro-Worker Candidates!

Stewart Acuff | Posted 11.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Afscme, Phone Bank, Economy, Union, Aft, Afl-Cio, Iam, Uaw, Labor 2008, Mail, Barack Obama, Walk, Apwu, Worksite, Atu, Politics News
Stewart Acuff

Here are some fun videos that show you our core program elements.

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"The Great Expectations School" Paperback Gets AFT President Randi Weingarten's Endorsement

Dan Brown | Posted 11.20.2008 | Living

Read More: American Federation of Teachers, Leo Casey, Randi Weingarten, Jonathan Kozol, Teach for America, New York City Teaching Fellows, Teacher Quality, Barack Obama 2008, Eduwonk, Education, Eduwonkette, United Federation of Teachers, Anya Kamenetz, Generation Debt, Uft, National Book Award, Aft, Standardized Testing, Education Reform, Teachers, Living News
Dan Brown

Classrooms are ready-made for great stories. Comprised of twenty-some children and one adult, bound by a common mission, they are intersections of you...

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"Bottom Up" vs. "Trickle Down"

Randi Weingarten | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Aft, Education, American Federation of Teachers, Barack Obama, Politics News
Randi Weingarten

We tried it McCain's way. We cut taxes on rich people. We waited for it to "trickle down." We let the "market" decide. Guess what? The market failed.

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Our Union: Fostering Reform To Improve Schools

Randi Weingarten | Posted 10.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: Education, Randi Weingarten, Aft, Schools, Teachers, Teaching, Students, Politics News
Randi Weingarten

Good teachers usually have good ideas about what it takes to better their schools, help other teachers, or improve education across their communities. But turning those good ideas into reality isn't easy.

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Illuminating Public Schools' Possibilities: "Spectacular Things Happen Along the Way"

Dan Brown | Posted 08.06.2008 | Living

Read More: No Child Left Behind, Aft, Education, Urban Education, Nclb, High-Stakes Testing, Spectacular Things Happen Along the Way, Teachers, Education Reform, Nea, Brian Schultz, Project Citizen, Living News
Dan Brown

What happens when a teacher decides to disregard the canned standards and the stacks of test prep materials? Do the students wallow in ignorance, cheated out of a proper education by an "activist" teacher?

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The Endless Potential of the Labor Movement and a Strong President to Revive America's Economy and Its Middle Class

Randi Weingarten | Posted 07.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Uft, Aft, Education, Randi Weingarten, Barack Obama, Politics News
Randi Weingarten

Those who care about our economy and the conditions under which many children are being raised in our country today need to be reminded that when unions are strong, the country thrives.

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