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Randi Weingarten, president at the American Federation of Teachers, joins ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss the AFT’s partnership with ...
Ben Austin, a former campaign aide for Kamala Harris, urged the Democratic Party to "break up" with teachers union chief ...
I appear to be out of step with the leadership you are forging,” she wrote in a letter to DNC Chair Ken Martin.
A new $23 million initiative by the American Federation of Teachers, OpenAI, Microsoft and Anthology aims to train 400,000 ...
The tight bond between teachers unions and Democrats faces scrutiny as Randi Weingarten exits DNC after 23 years and while NEA's Becky Pringle maintains her role in party leadership.
Randi Weingarten's resignation from the Democratic National Committee is a welcome move for Democrats who are struggling to regain credibility with working class voters, as her leadership has been ...
Randi Weingarten wrote DNC chair Ken Martin to decline an offer to be reappointed an at-large member of the DNC..
A speech by the NEA's 2025 Teacher of the Year was more pro-union than pro-child. That mindset contributes to America's ...
News Brief. Tuesday, June 17, 2025 — 11:15 am. Teachers union head Randi Weingarten quits DNC post in dispute with chairman. American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten, a longtime key ...
Teachers union president Randi Weingarten, who has called for “universal masking” in schools, is facing criticism after she removed her mask at the 2021 SOMOS conference in Puerto Rico.
Randi Weingarten admitted that there was learning loss as a result of school lockdowns amid the COVID-19 pandemic during an interview with the New York Times.