A Renaissance in America's Public Schools

Lack of trust within Black and brown communities can be overcome with deployement of layered mitigation strategies, testing and vaccinations.

The AFT has resolved to "return, recover and reimagine" a better future for public education.

In Major Speech, Randi Weingarten Reimagines Public Education as Nation Emerges from COVID Crisis

From the beginning of the pandemic, the AFT planned a road map to safe in-person learning.

Survey of AFT members reveals vast mojority have received the COVID vaccine and are back in brick-and-mortar classrooms

At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, AFT members sprang into action, and we have continued to work throughout to keep every child safe, nurtured and engaged.