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Teachers Sue To Stop 'Dictator' DeSantis’ New Anti-Union Law

The governor and likely GOP presidential hopeful just signed a bill that will make it harder for public-sector unions to collect dues.
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Michael Steele Rips Marjorie Taylor Greene For Calling A Stepmother 'Not A Mother'

The former Republican National Committee chair said the Georgia representative should “shut the you-know-what up."
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GOP Ideologues Keep Flopping In Their Efforts To Take Over School Boards

“The attempt to cloak book bans and censorship as a parent issue is not working,” said American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten.
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Two Largest Teachers Unions Drop Their Opposition To Vaccine Mandates

The National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers had previously said vaccines should be strictly voluntary.
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Teachers Union Leader Says Vaccine Misinformation 'Has Seeped Into Our Union'

AFT President Randi Weingarten explains why she now supports vaccine mandates -- and why her union has opposed them.
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Top U.S. Health Official Calls For More Vaccine Mandates: 'People Are Dying'

"Death rates are starting up again," NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins said of COVID-19 cases. "We ought to be thinking of every possible intervention.”
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Goodbye, Betsy: Speculation Increases Over The Next Education Secretary

The appointee would take over during a time of unprecedented upheaval in schools.
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National Teachers Union Approves Potential Educator 'Safety Strikes'

The American Federation of Teachers announced it would support strikes as a last resort amid the push to reopen schools during the pandemic.
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Teachers Union Counters Trump ‘Bluster And Lies’ With Coronavirus Road Map

The president of the American Federation of Teachers slammed the Trump White House as it released its own blueprint for reopening schools.
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Teachers On U.S. Military Bases Abroad Say They're At Risk Of Coronavirus Exposure

They're conducting lessons online, but still being asked to do it from school.
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