Today in honor of National Custodians' Day, let's make sure to thank all of our school custodians for coming to work every day to keep our schools clean & safe for learning! @psrp-aft.bsky.social
October 2, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Today in honor of National Custodians' Day, let's make sure to thank all of our school custodians for coming to work every day to keep our schools clean & safe for learning! @psrp-aft.bsky.social
@aftmass.bsky.social President @jessjtang.bsky.social is right. We have to think about how we build a democracy that is more equitable and more just. And not just how we build a democracy, but how we deliver for working people.
October 2, 2026 at 4:06 PM
@aftmass.bsky.social President @jessjtang.bsky.social is right. We have to think about how we build a democracy that is more equitable and more just. And not just how we build a democracy, but how we deliver for working people.
Diesel gas prices have reached record highs, and farmers are feeling it in their already tight margins. Consumers are tired of how expensive everything is, but if fuel costs aren’t addressed, prices will keep climbing, and millions will suffer the financial strain. www.cbsnews.com/news/us-dies...
Soaring U.S. diesel prices slam local communities as fuel costs surge
The surge in diesel prices this year is putting a financial squeeze on schools, farms and small businesses around the U.S.
www.cbsnews.com
October 2, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Diesel gas prices have reached record highs, and farmers are feeling it in their already tight margins. Consumers are tired of how expensive everything is, but if fuel costs aren’t addressed, prices will keep climbing, and millions will suffer the financial strain. www.cbsnews.com/news/us-dies...
Investing in affordable higher education means investing in students, workers and our future.
Watch @rweingarten.bsky.social join @afthighered.bsky.social, @apscuf.org, @aftpa.org, & @aaup.org members in PA to call for stronger investments in public colleges and passage of the PA Promise plan ⤵️
Watch @rweingarten.bsky.social join @afthighered.bsky.social, @apscuf.org, @aftpa.org, & @aaup.org members in PA to call for stronger investments in public colleges and passage of the PA Promise plan ⤵️
October 2, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Investing in affordable higher education means investing in students, workers and our future.
Watch @rweingarten.bsky.social join @afthighered.bsky.social, @apscuf.org, @aftpa.org, & @aaup.org members in PA to call for stronger investments in public colleges and passage of the PA Promise plan ⤵️
Watch @rweingarten.bsky.social join @afthighered.bsky.social, @apscuf.org, @aftpa.org, & @aaup.org members in PA to call for stronger investments in public colleges and passage of the PA Promise plan ⤵️
AFT members will join millions of Americans at #NoKings events across the country on 10/17—to vote early where possible, make a plan to vote, and organize our families, co-workers and neighbors to get ready to participate.
Join or organize an event near you here ⤵️
go.aft.org/nokings
Join or organize an event near you here ⤵️
go.aft.org/nokings
October 2, 2026 at 2:34 PM
AFT members will join millions of Americans at #NoKings events across the country on 10/17—to vote early where possible, make a plan to vote, and organize our families, co-workers and neighbors to get ready to participate.
Join or organize an event near you here ⤵️
go.aft.org/nokings
Join or organize an event near you here ⤵️
go.aft.org/nokings
@rweingarten.bsky.social is calling on governors to reject Trump's voucher program, arguing public dollars should be spent in ways that benefit public schools—which 90% of America’s students attend—but that public school parents would be left “hunting for stray pennies” under the voucher scheme.
Treasury releases rules for nation’s first federal school voucher program
With the arrival of the long-awaited rules, Democratic governors are under more pressure to say whether they will opt in.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 2, 2026 at 2:23 PM
@rweingarten.bsky.social is calling on governors to reject Trump's voucher program, arguing public dollars should be spent in ways that benefit public schools—which 90% of America’s students attend—but that public school parents would be left “hunting for stray pennies” under the voucher scheme.
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AFT President @rweingarten.bsky.social is with several AFT Vice Presidents in Hungary this week and speaking at the Budapest Forum. Hungary voted for its aspirations this year and we’re here to discuss and learn about how they defeated an authoritarian.
October 2, 2026 at 10:44 AM
AFT President @rweingarten.bsky.social is with several AFT Vice Presidents in Hungary this week and speaking at the Budapest Forum. Hungary voted for its aspirations this year and we’re here to discuss and learn about how they defeated an authoritarian.
AFT President @rweingarten.bsky.social is with several AFT Vice Presidents in Hungary this week and speaking at the Budapest Forum. Hungary voted for its aspirations this year and we’re here to discuss and learn about how they defeated an authoritarian.
October 2, 2026 at 10:44 AM
AFT President @rweingarten.bsky.social is with several AFT Vice Presidents in Hungary this week and speaking at the Budapest Forum. Hungary voted for its aspirations this year and we’re here to discuss and learn about how they defeated an authoritarian.
Americans are still struggling with rising gas and grocery costs; many households are shifting their spending habits, like changing the brands they buy and which stores they shop at to find lower prices. Who is advocating for families in need of assistance? navigatorresearch.org/rising-groce...
Rising Grocery Prices Are Getting Harder For Americans To Digest | Navigator Research
This Navigator Research report covers rising grocery prices and cost of living.
navigatorresearch.org
October 1, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Americans are still struggling with rising gas and grocery costs; many households are shifting their spending habits, like changing the brands they buy and which stores they shop at to find lower prices. Who is advocating for families in need of assistance? navigatorresearch.org/rising-groce...
Every student deserves a clear path to a good career. AFT affiliates can apply for up to $15,000 through our Career Pathways Partnership. Grants to build and grow that work in their communities. Apply by the Nov. 13th deadline. www.aft.org/aft-career-p...
AFT Career Pathways Partnership Grants
AFT Career Pathways Partnership Grants
www.aft.org
October 1, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Every student deserves a clear path to a good career. AFT affiliates can apply for up to $15,000 through our Career Pathways Partnership. Grants to build and grow that work in their communities. Apply by the Nov. 13th deadline. www.aft.org/aft-career-p...
This morning AFT Executive Vice President @evelyndejesus.bsky.social attended #EPI40, which had great conversations on affordability. Many families can’t afford a decent economic life due to the increase in income and wage inequality. #EARNCON www.aft.org/ae/fall2026/...
October 1, 2026 at 8:05 PM
This morning AFT Executive Vice President @evelyndejesus.bsky.social attended #EPI40, which had great conversations on affordability. Many families can’t afford a decent economic life due to the increase in income and wage inequality. #EARNCON www.aft.org/ae/fall2026/...
Congratulations to both Ty Neal and Brian Schneider for winning the Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Award! 🥳
Ty Neal (Left) & Brian Schneider (Right)
Ty Neal (Left) & Brian Schneider (Right)
October 1, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Congratulations to both Ty Neal and Brian Schneider for winning the Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Award! 🥳
Ty Neal (Left) & Brian Schneider (Right)
Ty Neal (Left) & Brian Schneider (Right)
A win for borrowers: @usdeptofed.bsky.social extended the deadline for its 1% interest-rate reduction through Dec. 31. But borrowers are still being hit with higher payments and a confusing repayment system. This extension should be the start—not the finish. www.businessinsider.com/student-loan...
Student-loan borrowers have 3 more months to receive a repayment benefit
The Education Department extended the deadline for student-loan borrowers to enroll in autopay and get a 1-percentage-point interest rate reduction.
www.businessinsider.com
October 1, 2026 at 6:14 PM
A win for borrowers: @usdeptofed.bsky.social extended the deadline for its 1% interest-rate reduction through Dec. 31. But borrowers are still being hit with higher payments and a confusing repayment system. This extension should be the start—not the finish. www.businessinsider.com/student-loan...
This LGBTQIA+ History Month, we celebrate the courage & resilience of the LGBTQIA+ community's fight for equal rights & dignity.
Teach about historic figures and moments in the LGBTQIA+ rights movement w/@sharemylesson.bsky.social⤵️
https://sharemylesson.com/collections/lgbtq-lesson-plans-resources
Teach about historic figures and moments in the LGBTQIA+ rights movement w/@sharemylesson.bsky.social⤵️
https://sharemylesson.com/collections/lgbtq-lesson-plans-resources
October 1, 2026 at 4:16 PM
This LGBTQIA+ History Month, we celebrate the courage & resilience of the LGBTQIA+ community's fight for equal rights & dignity.
Teach about historic figures and moments in the LGBTQIA+ rights movement w/@sharemylesson.bsky.social⤵️
https://sharemylesson.com/collections/lgbtq-lesson-plans-resources
Teach about historic figures and moments in the LGBTQIA+ rights movement w/@sharemylesson.bsky.social⤵️
https://sharemylesson.com/collections/lgbtq-lesson-plans-resources
NEW: In Fall '26 AFT Health Care, members share medical debt and other financial struggles, & scholars explore policy choices at the root of the affordability crisis which expand wealth and income gaps, prioritize profits over patients, & damage health and safety—and how we fight back.
📖 aft.org/hc
📖 aft.org/hc
October 1, 2026 at 2:56 PM
NEW: In Fall '26 AFT Health Care, members share medical debt and other financial struggles, & scholars explore policy choices at the root of the affordability crisis which expand wealth and income gaps, prioritize profits over patients, & damage health and safety—and how we fight back.
📖 aft.org/hc
📖 aft.org/hc
"They carry the values of working people."
Alaska members shared issues important to working families at a townhall w/@marypeltola.com & Gov candidate Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins—like cost of living, protecting public services & retirement benefits.
We need leaders who fight for a better life for all.
Alaska members shared issues important to working families at a townhall w/@marypeltola.com & Gov candidate Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins—like cost of living, protecting public services & retirement benefits.
We need leaders who fight for a better life for all.
AFT Alaska Candidate Townhall: Uniting for a Stronger Future
YouTube video by AFT
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October 1, 2026 at 2:41 PM
"They carry the values of working people."
Alaska members shared issues important to working families at a townhall w/@marypeltola.com & Gov candidate Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins—like cost of living, protecting public services & retirement benefits.
We need leaders who fight for a better life for all.
Alaska members shared issues important to working families at a townhall w/@marypeltola.com & Gov candidate Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins—like cost of living, protecting public services & retirement benefits.
We need leaders who fight for a better life for all.
Public dollars should help every student succeed—not be diverted from public schools to Trump’s private school voucher scheme.
@rweingarten.bsky.social is calling on state governors to reject this “poison pill” and invest in smaller class sizes, modern buildings and instruction instead ⤵️
@rweingarten.bsky.social is calling on state governors to reject this “poison pill” and invest in smaller class sizes, modern buildings and instruction instead ⤵️
‘Poison Pill’: AFT’s Weingarten Slams Trump Voucher Scam
WASHINGTON—AFT President Randi Weingarten issued the following statement after the Trump administration released new regulations for its unpopular national private school voucher scheme:
www.aft.org
October 1, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Public dollars should help every student succeed—not be diverted from public schools to Trump’s private school voucher scheme.
@rweingarten.bsky.social is calling on state governors to reject this “poison pill” and invest in smaller class sizes, modern buildings and instruction instead ⤵️
@rweingarten.bsky.social is calling on state governors to reject this “poison pill” and invest in smaller class sizes, modern buildings and instruction instead ⤵️
October is #BullyingPreventionMonth, and we are committed to making our schools, workplaces, and communities spaces where all feel safe and supported. Do your part to stand up to bullying by showing kindness and care to those around you.
October 1, 2026 at 12:10 PM
October is #BullyingPreventionMonth, and we are committed to making our schools, workplaces, and communities spaces where all feel safe and supported. Do your part to stand up to bullying by showing kindness and care to those around you.
AFT is proud to support initiatives that empower young people to become transformative leaders in their classrooms, ensuring robust public services and a thriving civic life for all. This is how we fight for a better life—together. #education
September 30, 2026 at 8:37 PM
AFT is proud to support initiatives that empower young people to become transformative leaders in their classrooms, ensuring robust public services and a thriving civic life for all. This is how we fight for a better life—together. #education
Trump's extreme deportation agenda is driving up prices, eliminating jobs, and gutting local economies.
Read the new "ICE Tax" report from @americasvoice.bsky.social ⤵️
Read the new "ICE Tax" report from @americasvoice.bsky.social ⤵️
NEW REPORT: America's Voice "End the ICE Tax" Finds Mass Deportation Is Driving Up Costs and Straining Minnesota's Economy - America's Voice
The Twin Cities know first hand the pain and violence of ICE raids; Another casualty is to the economy MINNESOTA – A new report from America’s Voice, “End the ICE Tax,”…
americasvoiceeducationfund.org
September 30, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Trump's extreme deportation agenda is driving up prices, eliminating jobs, and gutting local economies.
Read the new "ICE Tax" report from @americasvoice.bsky.social ⤵️
Read the new "ICE Tax" report from @americasvoice.bsky.social ⤵️
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And the students, both at the high school and the activist leaders, were inspiring. We talked not just about how they fought back, but what they wanted for the future. One student activist said she wanted to be able to live and raise a family in a free Hungary. That's what we all want.
September 30, 2026 at 4:26 PM
And the students, both at the high school and the activist leaders, were inspiring. We talked not just about how they fought back, but what they wanted for the future. One student activist said she wanted to be able to live and raise a family in a free Hungary. That's what we all want.
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We know that right-wing leaders have come to study how they attacked public education in Hungary. The attempt to control what is taught and the attempts to revise history are hallmarks of oppressive regimes.
September 30, 2026 at 4:26 PM
We know that right-wing leaders have come to study how they attacked public education in Hungary. The attempt to control what is taught and the attempts to revise history are hallmarks of oppressive regimes.
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Orban tried to control what teachers can teach. While we visited the schools, they showed us his text books. They called them state text books versus free textbooks. That was striking.
September 30, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Orban tried to control what teachers can teach. While we visited the schools, they showed us his text books. They called them state text books versus free textbooks. That was striking.
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I'm glad that AFT PA President Wendy Coleman, IFT President Stacy Davis Gates, AFT Mass President Jessica Tang and CFT President Jeff Freitas are here for these discussions. They beat a strongman here, we can do it at home.
September 30, 2026 at 4:26 PM
I'm glad that AFT PA President Wendy Coleman, IFT President Stacy Davis Gates, AFT Mass President Jessica Tang and CFT President Jeff Freitas are here for these discussions. They beat a strongman here, we can do it at home.
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I'm in Hungary this week with several AFT VPs, discussing democracy and how to beat a strongman. We've had meetings with civil society leaders, met with the local teachers union, visited a higher school and discussed the election with student protest leaders.
September 30, 2026 at 4:26 PM
I'm in Hungary this week with several AFT VPs, discussing democracy and how to beat a strongman. We've had meetings with civil society leaders, met with the local teachers union, visited a higher school and discussed the election with student protest leaders.