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of our students, our members, and our communities are at the top of his agenda. We look forward to working with you!
And thank you to outgoing Governor Tom Wolf who made historic investments in education, despite a hostile legislature. 2/2
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Congratulations Governor !
Thanks to the hard work of our members and their families across the Commonwealth, we will continue to have a Governor in Josh Shapiro who will work to ensure that the success, dignity, respect, and safety 1/2
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This is fantastic news for the people of Scranton. It’s another step forward for the community and school students deserve.
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We also ❤️ Miss Teagues
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Quinta Brunson accepts the Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy award for "Abbott Elementary." 
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We ❤️ Mr Eddie
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Tyler James Williams’ Golden Globes speech is so sweet. protect him at all costs!!!
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🏆 Tyler James Williams, you're a Golden Globe WINNER for Best Supporting Actor - Television Series for your role in . Congratulations! 🏆 #GoldenGlobes
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Teachers should not have to live in constant fear of gun violence, nor should anyone else. This isn't freedom.
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The Virginia school district where a 6-year-old shot his teacher has had three school-related shootings in 17 months. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/v
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Totally unsurprising, but still shocking to give any official platform to someone so dangerous.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis has appointed Christopher Rufo, who has fueled many of the right's education culture wars, to the New College of Florida's board of trustees.
Here is a look into Rufo's thinking on some issues: twitter.com/realchrisrufo/…
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As we ring in 2023, we wish you and yours a Happy New Year!
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Habari Gani! Wishing you a blessed Kwanzaa!
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Merry Christmas from our family to yours!
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This means that until strikers’ demands are met, I will NOT be speaking with the . I will, however, gladly speak with the striking worker-run — which I encourage you to subscribe to today.
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To our friends, family, and union siblings of Jewish faith, Happy Hanukkah! May this festival bring blessings upon you and your family.
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In light of the report released earlier in the week, this is an excellent idea by !
Hal from the Montgomery County Community College Faculty Federation picked up 's today to distribute with the Literacy Council of Norristown () over the holidays!
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In news that would surprise zero educators, a new report from shows the teacher pay gap hit a record high in 2021. This only makes the teacher retention crisis worse and students are impacted the hardest.
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I'm so proud of my partner Lucy & her teacher comrades at FACTS who voted yesterday to join , a chapter of .
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Teachers at the Folk Arts-Cultural Treasures Charter School voted 37-7 this week to unionize, a relative rarity among charters.
Charter schools, which are publicly funded but independently run, typically pay lower salaries than the school district.
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Earlier this week our staff dropped off several boxes of 's at Girard College for distribution to each student at the school before the holiday break! Thanks to the young people who helped us with unloading the books and got a sneak peak!
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Congratulations to the faculty and staff at FACTS who voted 84% #unionyes today to join earlier today!
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Mike Pompeo: claims to be against socialism
Keeps getting publicly owned by
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I see that I'm living rent-free in Mike Pompeo's head. The Civics teacher i me keeps noticing Pompeo’s use of the words "propaganda" and "filth" to characterize & degrade teachers. It's the language autocrats use as they create fear & weaken democratic and civic institutions.
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#PSLF borrowers – if you have:
• 12+ months of consecutive forbearance;
• 36+ months of cumulative forbearance
You can receive PSLF credit for those periods if you certify qualifying employment. ow.ly/t5fZ50LMely
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With so much pressure on educators today, we are thankful for the work they do every single day for Pennsylvania's students and its communities. #happythanksgiving
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Bring the receipts to the Thanksgiving dinner! 👀
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"What [Sec. Pompeo] is doing is making it harder for teachers all across America to teach kids, to bring parents & teachers together. That's what's pathetic about what he's doing. He knows better." -
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Heartbreaking and infuriating. Over and over and over again, we remind our elected officials that schools ought to be a place where kids are and feel safe. We cannot afford to become numb to this. Look across the world; this is not normal.
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Check out those receipts: two in the same day 💪
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130 educators at 2 charter school in Philadelphia are unionizing with @AFTunion @AFTPA.
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I'm confident that our student debt relief plan is legal. But it’s on hold because Republican officials want to block it.
That's why is extending the payment pause to no later than June 30, 2023, giving the Supreme Court time to hear the case in its current term.
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When you hear this kind of menacing talk being directed at teachers the obvious next question is *what are they giving themselves permission to do?* semafor.com/article/11/21/
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The sign in this photo on the front page of today’s Star-Ledger pretty much says it all.
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