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The White House, American Federation of Teachers, and the National Education Association hosted a virtual back-to-school town hall with Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, Health and Human S…

Randi Weingarten talked about the future of public education. She also outlined her opposition to President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Betsy DeVos for secretary of education. In her …

Speaking before the American Federation of Teachers in Washington, D.C., Sandra Feldman talked about the need for reform in American public education policy. She sited better training and ad…

Ms. Feldman spoke about the growth of the American Federation of Teachers. She also criticized politicians and administrators for their unrealistic criticism and rallied her followers to…

Education Secretary Richard Riley and educators spoke to conference attendees about the future of education. Secretary Riley chided Republicans for not doing enough to fund education reform,…

Forum participants spoke about the quality of schools. Following a short video about the role of the American Federation of Teachers in increasing the quality of education, Mr. McElroy and M…

The speakers announced the new Educators' Guide. Mr. Chase said that the goal of student achievement was the reason the guide was created. He and others also mentioned that their hope was th…

President Clinton spoke to the American Federation of Teachers on school violence, discipline and order. He also announced a White House conference this October which will address school vio…

American Federation of Teachers president, Sandra Feldman, addressed the teachers' union annual convention on her experiences during her first year as president. She also talked about the ch…

President of the American Federation of Teachers Sandra Feldman talked about her ideas on improving U.S. elementary and secondary education. She stressed her commitment to public education a…

President Clinton spoke at an American Federation of Teachers memorial service for Albert Shanker, who died in February. Shanker served as president of the AFT for more than 20 years. He tal…

Mr. Shanker spoke about how the many challenges facing U.S. schools can be addressed. He also criticized political leaders for not changing public education as most citizens would like and a…

The participants spoke with reporters and answered questions on what students from the U.S., France, Germany and Scotland are expected to know and how prepared they are for the business worl…

David Tittsworth, Chief Counsel for the House Energy and Commerce Committee, spoke about the President Bill Clinton’s health care reform plan and the alternative plans from both Republican a…

Senator Edward Kennedy, Democrat from Massachusetts, spoke about the education reform and the president’s health care package and the need for “hard work” to pass the president’s plan.

President Bill Clinton joined the American Federation of Teachers to speak with them about health care reform. Greg Humphrey, Jerry Morris, and Ed McElroy made substantive remarks and took q…

The American Federation of Teachers hosted their annual legislative conference where Foster Stringer spoke of the election of Nelson Mandela in South Africa and Joan Baggett, White House Pol…

In a seminar for state and local education leaders, Albert Shanker spoke on the changing role of classrooms in U.S. public schools. Mr. Shanker, the president of the American Federation of T…

Secretary of Education Richard Riley spoke to a large audience attending the QUEST 1993 conference of the American Federation of Teachers. Secretary Riley spoke on the educational reforms ad…

Labor Secretary Robert Reich spoke to an audience of teachers on the relationship between education policy and jobs in the U.S. economy. In a speech sprinkled with humorous remarks, the secr…