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AFT Prez. Teacher, Unionist. Fighting 4 children & communities, democracy & justice, public ed & healthcare as a right. Wife of . Pronouns: She/her

Washington, DC
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Joined January 2011
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Jul 14

    Every day sees the American Rescue Plan at work, funding summer school,vaccines,HVAC upgrades,community schools,. Now the bipartisan framework & the $3.5T plan 4 jobs & families will help our communities recover & a whole generation thrive.

    This afternoon, I’ll be meeting with a bipartisan group of governors and mayors to discuss the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework. They know firsthand the need to rebuild our nation’s crumbling infrastructure — and together, we’ll get it done.
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  2. 5 hours ago

    Black and Indigenous women have incredibly high maternal mortality rates from preventable issues. We must learn more about how racism operates in healthcare so we can do better for them.  

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  3. 5 hours ago

    There has been so much politization of , starting with masking. We need people to know the facts, not the myths and misinformation.  

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  4. 5 hours ago

    Attention all members!  

    Learn five strategies to support students coping with grief and loss from COVID with this on-demand webinar for AFT members:
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  5. 5 hours ago

    . is taking questions from members and sharing the answers for all. If you’re a member in , make sure you’re following your local.  

    Esta es una de las preguntas que más hemos recibido de nuestros compañeros maestros. Haznos llegar tus inquietudes. Estaremos compartiendo las respuestas en nuestras redes para beneficio de todos. - 𝐎𝐫𝐢𝐞́𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞, 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨́𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐲 𝐄𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐠𝐞.
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  6. 8 hours ago

    . President Nina Esposito-Visgitis said Thursday she is disturbed that the Pittsburgh school district proposed spending more than $8 million on online educational tools without what she called significant teacher input.  

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  7. 8 hours ago

    As 's said: “Once vaccines are available and approved for young children, it will certainly make sense to reevaluate, but right now we agree with the Mayor that these steps are necessary to protect the health and safety of our students.”  

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  8. 8 hours ago

    Connecticut’s K-12 schools are getting over $1 billion federal coronavirus relief dollars, which means some districts will finally have the funds to fix older buildings, hire more educators and expand mental health supports.  

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  9. 8 hours ago

    . is right. Teachers & school support staff know their communities and they know their students. They should be involved in decision making at the local level.  

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  10. 8 hours ago

    "Let’s reopen & reshape our schools in a way that makes every public school in our city one in which parents want to send their children, educators and support staff want to work and students thrive."  

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  11. Retweeted
    18 hours ago

    Record number of districts &charters making applications for virtual schools in MN. Online learning not a substitute for in-person learning, focus should be on making our schools safe through mitigation strategies & vaccine.

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  12. 8 hours ago

    This is great news.  

    In addition to adopting educator and parent demands for a mask mandate, CPS has relented and will spend the additional $5 million on sports programming from last year, won during the 2019 strike, in accordance with the CTU sports committee's wishes.
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  13. 8 hours ago

    . is right. Vaccinations, and layered mitigation- masking, distancing & ventilation will hugely help keep our schools open by preventing the spread of the delta variant. This mitigation is assurance to skeptical communities.  

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  14. 8 hours ago

    Fighting for safe, affordable, and accessible quality healthcare means fighting for safe and accessible reproductive care.  

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  15. 8 hours ago

    As the Delta variant surges across the nation, reports of infections in vaccinated people have become increasingly frequent. The vaccine is an extra and real layer of protection, not a cure all. 

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  16. 8 hours ago

    The pandemic of the unvaccinated continues. The spread of variants has pushed rates back up, especially in states with low vaccination rates. 

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  17. 8 hours ago

    Vaccine disinformation is still running rampant. This is a helpful resource to distinguish myth from fact.  

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  18. 8 hours ago

    Great resource here from on how we can use funds to upgrade school ventilation systems & create safe, welcoming environments for students, educators & support staff.  

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    15 hours ago

    Under my plan, Jeff Bezos would pay a $5.4 billion of his estimated net worth of $181 billion. He could still pay for his space missions and super-yachts, if that’s where he gets his kicks. But as a nation, we could invest in our people—including universal child care.

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  20. 8 hours ago

    A great analysis of what the WSJ is really trying to obfuscate- they don’t want our kids to have to confront the truth of inequality in America so they attack the teachers and their unions..FAIR: The Two Big Lies of WSJ's Attack on Critical Race Theory -

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    13 hours ago

    Q: What can we do? : Kids need to know that they matter and that they're loved... Get involved in some way shape or matter. Get involved even if you don't have kids. There's lots of things to do and we'd love it if you did.

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