AFT Connecticut

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We're a state federation of with nearly 30,000 members serving in PreK-12 , , healthcare & municipal and state government.

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    Retired member said chains like putting profits "over suffering of people," demands restore maternity srvs:

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    2 hours ago

    The public health commissioner said 80% yesterday, which from what I can tell was based on data from . Yale researchers say 69%. Either way, the Delta variant is the dominant strain in CT.

    🧬7/22 Connecticut variant surveillance | | | | Alpha (B.1.1.7) = 13% (📉15%) Delta (B.1.617.2) = 69% (📈6%) **Delta associated w/ >6X increase in infections since July 1 short 🧵 | Report 👉
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    4 hours ago

    Today's COVID-19 update in Connecticut: ➡️13,270 tests were administered and 295 came back positive (2.22% rate) ➡️66 patients are currently hospitalized (increase of 8) ➡️There have been 4 additional deaths since last Thursday Read today's full report:

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    teachers members shared their priority; "to build relationships w/students & empower them to believe in selves & their families:"

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    8 hours ago

    Democrats are working on a bill that’d respond to a 2013 SCOTUS decision invalidating a key part of the landmark 1965 Voting Rights. But it faces an uncertain future in the Senate.

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    7 hours ago

    "We are sending a clear message today that it is not ok to prey on vulnerable people with messaging that promises an innocuous medication. And it's not." -Maria Coutant Skinner, CEO of .

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    7 hours ago

    As Congress continues to wrangle over proposals to fuel economic recovery across the nation, tax experts are making the case that now is the time to shift the federal tax code to finance investments in working families.

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    6 hours ago

    ▶ WATCH On-Demand: Municipal Accountability Review Board Hartford Subcommittee Meeting (Thu., Jul. 22)

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    Jul 21

    "Today, we were proud to be officially awarded the @AACP 2021 Lawrence C. Weaver Transformative Community Service Award. Thank you to our faculty, staff, students, alums, and community service partners, and to the the AACP." Dean Hritcko

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    21 hours ago

    What Skills Do Educators Need to Support Students in Poverty? - ASCD

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    10 hours ago

    Rockville High School's new stadium track and field is coming along! How exciting!! Looking good! 👍👍👍

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    Jul 21

    Governor Lamont Announces Tech Partnership, Post-Secondary Training For “Industry 4.0 Economy” At Capital Community College

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    9 hours ago

    Ensure your goals are being met and completed on time by meeting with your advisor. Get started or get back on track! Start today:

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    20 hours ago

    After more than two years of negotiations, a number of states agreed to a $26 billion settlement with three large drug distributors and Johnson & Johnson for their roles in the opioids epidemic. and discuss its implications.

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    10 hours ago

    I spoke with critical race theory founders and scholars about the conservative attack on the movement and Richard Delgado.

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    9 hours ago

    Standardized tests are not tremendously popular and support for them could get mushier if people in power don't make decisions and talk about them in ways that make sense to the public amid COVID-19, + say in an (easy to read!) brief:

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    8 hours ago

    A report notes "startling differences" between high-performing and low-performing institutions in the same state, with an average 56 percentage point gap between first-attempt pass rates.

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    8 hours ago

    Passing the PRO Act would help restore workers’ ability to organize with their co-workers and negotiate for better pay, benefits, and fairness on the job, and it would reduce racial disparities and help halt and reverse skyrocketing inequality.

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    7 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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    7 hours ago

    "Majority of workers, if provided with the opportunity to join a union would." - , during the hearing on The Right to Organize: Empowering American Workers in a 21st Century Economy.

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