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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Jul 18

    Check out 's latest column about this year's back-to-school campaign to ensure every school is a place where parents want to send their children, where educators want to work and where our kids have the ➡️

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    3 hours ago

    We need to build on the Emergency Connectivity Fund to close the homework gap and fix this inequity. This essential funding—$40 billion over five years—will help our schools and libraries support distance learning and connect students to the internet.

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  3. 1 hour ago

    "Ignoring the Black unemployment rate isn’t just a moral issue; it ignores potential growth for the economy."

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  4. 3 hours ago

    "The fight to pass the is not just about democratizing the workplace, it’s our best shot at building a fair economy and reviving the American dream — for our generation and all those who follow."

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  5. 4 hours ago

    This month, Illinois became the first state in the country to require the inclusion of Asian American history in public school curriculums.

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    5 hours ago

    “I’m in this lead space because I’m chair of the education committee, and you know that if a child is exposed to lead … that their outcome in the public school system is one that will easily get derailed.” - at ’s bill signing to address lead exposure

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  7. Retweeted
    7 hours ago

    You can arrest us. You can’t stop us. You can’t silence us.

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  8. 5 hours ago

    “This is becoming a pandemic of the unvaccinated.”

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  9. 6 hours ago

    Experts, like those at @EPI, agree. We need to reform our labor laws and pass the to stop employers that intimidate and fire workers who try to organize for safer workplaces, better wages and health care.

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  10. Retweeted
    Jul 21

    Big-ass deal: Sen. Mark Kelly told he’s open to getting parts of the PRO Act passed through reconciliation. Kelly has been one of three Senate Dem holdouts on landmark labor law reform

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  11. 6 hours ago

    We are working together to make good things happen for the students that go to Providence public schools.

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  12. 6 hours ago

    Workers should have the right to organize without abuses and intimidation. So much admiration for the bravery of Gracie Heldman in sharing her story at the Senate HELP hearing today.  The Senate must pass the now to protect workers like her.

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    7 hours ago

    Ohioan Gracie Heldman from Pandora is testifying soon about the anti-union harassment she and her coworkers endured at Consolidated Biscuit Company. Tune in and see why we must pass the .

    LIVE: I’m chairing a Senate HELP Committee hearing on supporting workers & the right to organize & collectively bargain. This is our opportunity to empower workers to thrive in a 21st century economy & make sure they are treated with respect & dignity.
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  14. Retweeted
    7 hours ago

    The final lump-sum payment from the 2014 contract will be processed today for eligible members. Supplemental payments may take longer to process, so you may not see the payment in your account or in the payroll portal until later in the day.

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    7 hours ago

    These bills were never about critical race theory. They're about classroom censorship and whitewashing our curriculum and our history.

    Texas Republicans, who are trying to ban the teaching of accurate history, have voted to stop the teaching of MLK’s “I Have a Dream” speech and his “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”
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    7 hours ago

    Starting next August, all public and private post-secondary institutions – two and four-year colleges and vocational, technical and business schools -- will have to designate someone as a liaison to assist homeless students.

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    11 hours ago

    La negociación de la quiebra de PR está en un momento crítico. El magisterio tiene la oportunidad de proteger su retiro y obtener un mejor trato que el que plantea actualmente la JSF. Te invitamos a conocer y analizar la presentada por la .

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    7 hours ago

    👏👏👏

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  19. 7 hours ago

    A step closer to restoring and strengthening Title IX protections to provide a safe and supportive learning environment and fair procedures for schools to investigate

    Title IX next steps: a new Q&A and the public hearing transcript
    Today, took new steps in their review of including: ✓ New Q&A on Title IX ✓ Transcript of the Title IX public hearing from June 7-11. Read more:
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  20. Retweeted
    23 hours ago

    July 28 at 12 pm PT/ 3 pm ET, join a discussion about how to leverage engagement to make the coming school year as successful as possible. Hear from leaders, educators and parents. Register 👉🏾

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  21. 8 hours ago

    Happening today 🚨

    Join Thurs., 7/22 from 3-5pm ET for the next Virtual Session. We’ll discuss how to engage our local community assets to support . Register now.
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