In her September New York Times column, AFT President Randi Weingarten says that going back to school has never looked like it does now. Weingarten explains that because of President Donald Trump’s response to the coronavirus, which has been chaotic, contradictory and inept, and the lack of federal guidance and funding, we’re seeing a patchwork of school reopening plans across the country.
List as of September 18, 2020.
Pennsylvania General Assembly Candidate Endorsements
HD-26 Paul Friel (Chester)
HD-29 Marlene Katz (Bucks)
HD-30 Lissa Geiger Shulman (Allegheny)
HD-44 Michelle Knoll (Allegheny)
HD-131 Kevin Branco (Lehigh)
HD-143 Wendy Ullman* (Bucks)
HD-144 Gary Spillane (Bucks)
HD-146 Joe Ciresi* (Montgomery)
HD-147 Jill Dennin (Montgomery)
HD-151 Jonathan Kassa (Montgomery, Bucks)
HD-152 Nancy Guenst (Philadelphia, Montgomery)
The Coronavirus has wreaked unprecedented havoc on the lives of the American people. Our economy, our schools, our jobs and our way of life have been disrupted. To survive and recover from this pandemic, safely reopen our schools and allow people to safely return to work to restore our economy, we have to maintain critical state and local services, such as law enforcement, education and healthcare.
Harrisburg, PA, June 2, 2020
Harrisburg, PA, May 10, 2020— AFT Pennsylvania President Arthur G. Steinberg, Philadelphia Federation of Teachers President Jerry T.
Harrisburg, PA, Thursday, April 9, 2020— AFT Pennsylvania President Arthur G. Steinberg, on Thursday, issued the following statement after Governor Wolf and PA Secretary of Education Rivera announced the extension of school closures through the rest of the school year:
Thanks to AFT Pennsylvania Legislative Representative Hillary Linardopoulos for putting together this succinct summary of SB751, the bill Governor Wolf signed into law this past week.
S B 751:
Harrisburg, PA, Thursday, March 19, 2020— AFT Pennsylvania President Arthur G. Steinberg, on Thursday, issued the following statement after it was announced that the Pennsylvania Department of Education is cancelling statewide assessments, often referred to as “standardized tests”:
Harrisburg, PA, Thursday, March 5, 2020— AFT Pennsylvania, along with the Scranton Federation of Teachers, on Thursday, issued the following statement regarding President Trump’s Fox News town hall taking place in Scranton Thursday evening: