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@aft.orgHow can schools navigate AI while protecting students' safety, privacy and learning?
Join @rweingarten.bsky.social on Tues, 10/13 for a conversation on AI policy, safety standards & classroom practice.
Register: https://glrcenter-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XGHgg_JnRLGb135_2lwbCQ#/registration
@aftteach.bsky.socialReposted by @aft.org🤖 What should educators know about AI policy, privacy and safety?
Join @aft.org President @rweingarten.bsky.social for a national conversation on AI in education.
Register: https://glrcenter-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XGHgg_JnRLGb135_2lwbCQ#/registration
@aft.orgShare what makes you #PublicSchoolProud or tell us about a public school educator or school staff member who made an impact on your life → go.aft.org/proud
@aft.orgIn New Haven, @aftct.bsky.social members are creating engaging learning spaces & sharing know-your-rights resources to help immigrant students & families feel informed, supported & welcome. #PublicSchoolProud
@aft.orgIn Bessemer, Central Alabama AFT members, school staff & families won a decade-long fight to close a mold-plagued elementary school. They also helped secure AC for Jefferson County school buses. #PublicSchoolProud
@aft.orgIn Napoleon, @ndunited.bsky.social member Brian Schneider won a Harbor Freight Tools for Schools prize for nearly 40 years of helping students develop hands-on skills for careers in the skilled trades. #PublicSchoolProud
@aft.orgHappy #PublicSchoolProud Friday!
From preparing students for their futures to educators and families working together for safer schools and creating welcoming communities, our public schools are making a difference.
This week's stories take us to North Dakota, Alabama and Connecticut. ⬇️
@aft.orgFor generations, two people standing in the same checkout line paid the same price, @groundwork.bsky.social is calling out corporations as families’ budgets are getting hit harder due to intentional price hikes, and rising inflation. groundworkcollaborative.org/work/the-wal...
@aft.org@rweingarten.bsky.social shares lessons from her trip to Hungary, why vouchers prioritize billionaires over public schools, DHS’s authoritarian moves against voters, fighting for AI guardrails, and standing with workers at Asante Rogue Regional.
Plus, make a plan to vote! Watch this week's video ⤵️
@aft.orgCheck out the information and resources below from AFT and learn more about how worried you should be about a measles outbreak, what it means for our schools and workplaces and the importance of staying up to date with vaccinations.
@aft.orgIt's #HeadStartAwarenessMonth!
For over 60 years, Head Start has set the gold standard for early childhood education. Now, the Trump administration wants to eliminate standards protecting children's safety, quality education & essential services.
Head Start works.
We must protect it.
@aft.orgThe U.S. is facing its worst year for measles in decades, with outbreaks in multiple states and children and teenagers accounting for most of the cases. Be sure you're keeping up with the latest public health guidance and vaccination recommendations to keep yourself and your family healthy.
@aft.orgLast night, ICE agents in NYC shot a man while a 5-year-old child was in the car. As ICE’s violence and lawlessness grow, learn how to keep schools, workplaces and communities safe. AFT has resources to help you know your rights, plan for immigration raids, create a family emergency plan and more ⤵️
@aft.org@afthighered.bsky.social & @psc-cuny.org hosted a screening and discussion of “First They Came for My College"—chronicling resistance to the takeover of New College of Florida by right-wing political leaders.
It's a powerful depiction of the importance of using our voice & vote to shape our future.
@rweingarten.bsky.socialReposted by @aft.orgToday ICE shot a man in the Bronx in front of his kid; yet DHS seems more concerned about peaceful, constitutionally protected advocacy to defend our communities than it does about masked government agents killing, assaulting, and cruelly detaining people—including American citizens.
@aft.orgBIG WIN IN ARIZONA! Educators and staff at three City Center for Collaborative Learning charter schools in Tucson have ratified their first union contract! Join us in welcoming our newest members of the Arizona Alliance of Charter Teachers and Staff to the AFT family!
@aft.orgThis year, borrowers who earn cancellation through an income-driven repayment plan may owe federal income tax on it. The tax-free exemption lapsed after 2025, and Congress didn’t renew it. Working families shouldn’t be punished for keeping their end of the deal. protectborrowers.org/resource/fle...
@aft.orgAs temps drop, families who heat their homes with oil are about to feel the diesel price spike too. Home heating oil is a form of diesel, and with diesel prices up about 70%, winter will be expensive for millions already dealing with rising costs at the register. prospect.org/2026/10/07/p...
@aft.orgThis Children's Environmental Health Day, we recommit to a future where every child has access to clean air, clean water, safe food and products, and healthy places to live, learn, and play. Learn more about how to teach about climate with AFT resources ▶️ https://www.aft.org/climate
@aft.orgElizabeth Perez is a longtime educator and union leader. As @uft.org's Brooklyn borough representative and @nysut.bsky.social board member, she has dedicated her career to member advocacy, political action and efforts to strengthen the voice of working people. @aflcio.org #HispanicHeritageMonth
