Award-winning welding teacher Donald Mattoon explains how career and technical education helps students build life skills, confidence, and career opportunities.

Stories have the power to connect generations, strengthen communities and help us better understand ourselves—and one another. Join AFT President Randi Weingarten for a special AFT Book Club conversat...

School bus assistant Becky Turner is honored as a Union Plus Hometown Hero after protecting students by safely disarming a student who brought a loaded gun onto her bus. Learn how Turner’s commitment ...

As AI reshapes schools and society, AFT President Randi Weingarten calls for safeguards that put people’s safety and privacy first. She highlights the AFT’s work to protect student and educator data a...

Stories have the power to connect generations, strengthen communities and help us better understand ourselves—and one another. Join AFT President Randi Weingarten for a special AFT Book Club conversat...

Free PD: privacy settings in ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Copilot, a quick AI security audit, and what the new AFT–Microsoft standard covers.

Read this article to learn how changes to the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program may impact students and families, and how schools can support their community during this time of uncertainty.

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Free AI training and classroom-ready webinars for AFT educators—explore the National Academy for AI Instruction, professional learning built by teachers.

Medical debt can be overwhelming, but families may have more options than they realize. From hospital financial assistance and legal aid to stronger consumer protections, knowing where to turn can mak...

For exemplifying what it means to be a great union member, a school bus assistant and AFT member in West Virginia has placed second as a Unions Power America Hometown Hero. The winner, Becky Turner, r...

Reading screening scores don’t tell the whole story for multilingual students. Learn how educators can use a child’s language proficiency, home language exposure and reading instruction to interpret r...

Stronger Together explains how community schools help students, families and neighborhoods by connecting public schools with community resources such as healthcare, family support, af

Explore how career and technical education at RioTECH helps students earn industry certifications, gain workforce skills and prepare for college and high-demand careers.

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Hispanic Heritage Month activities for PreK-12: civil rights, sports, art, and science lessons featuring Dolores Huerta, Roberto Clemente, Ellen Ochoa, and more.

Reading Universe has created five new courses that, though designed specifically for paraprofessionals, will also be helpful for administrators, literacy coaches and teachers supported by paraprofessi...

What does meaningful autism inclusion look like beyond simply accepting differences? Join the American Federation of Teachers and the Autism Society for an engaging panel discussion inspired by Beyond...

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Discover how a student-run news show empowers fifth graders to build journalism skills, share meaningful stories and find their voices.

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Democracy Class is Rock the Vote’s free, nonpartisan civic education curriculum that equips high school students with the knowledge and skills they need to participate in democracy.

October 6 from 11-11:45am PT | 2-2:45pm ET Insights, trends, and promising practices related to educator well-being from across the United States.

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