Every February, a chorus of voices proclaims Black History Month. But the truth is, we must insist on a more complete understanding of this country’s origins every month and every day, especially in our public schools. And that’s what the AFT does. From its history of upholding justice within its…

Sometimes the history books just get it wrong — or provide a limited, one-sided viewpoint. University of South Florida education law professor and racial equity expert Dana Thompson Dorsey sees the evidence. In the past year, Dr. Thompson Dorsey has reviewed several social studies and United States history textbooks with…

Kourtney Revels’ expectations aren’t unreasonable: A teacher in every classroom. A PTA. And maybe clean up that drainage ditch outside the elementary school. But as the parent of a public school student in a neglected neighborhood in Houston, Revels’ goals have so far been out of reach. Until now. Revels…

Lucy Real Bird is Apsáalooke. That doesn’t just mean that she is an enrolled member of the Apsáalooke (Crow) Nation, which she is. Or even that she is a member of a family prominent among Apsáalooke leaders, dancers and bead artists. It means that, every day, she embodies her identity…

The ink on Aladji Sow’s retirement papers was barely dry when he decided to become a political volunteer. Sow, a retired member of the United Federation of Teachers, traveled to Detroit in August to attend the AFT’s political boot camp. “Boot camp was awesome,” says Sow. …

Education politics in Montana had gotten out of hand. At one public meeting, a lawyer for anti-mask parents suggested school superintendents be shot. Riled up about mask mandates, CRT and the inclusion of LGBTQIA+ people in school curricula, people regularly shouted each other down at school board meetings. Many ignored…

By Randi Weingarten, AFT President “Which side are you on?” That old union ballad has been running through my head as I have been traveling on the #AFTvotes bus to get out the vote in the November elections. …

Arlyssa Heard knows about building community. And she knows about protecting public education. As a parent with children in Detroit public schools during the 2010s, she experienced firsthand the failure of under-resourced schools targeted for closure, but she didn’t give up: She joined others who banded together to fight back…

By Fedrick C. Ingram I’m glad you are reading this right now because, right now, our country’s democracy and freedom are on the line. The U.S. House and Senate are up for grabs in the Nov. …