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OCTOBER 27, 2020
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National Teachers Union President to Rally with Georgia Federation of Teachers President Verdaillia Turner, U.S. Senate Candidate Rev. Rafael Warnock and other Notables in Atlanta as part of Nationwide Get-Out-The-Vote Bus Tour
 

ATLANTA — On Wednesday, October 28th, less than a week from Election Day, the American Federation of Teachers’ #AFTVotes branded bus will roll  into Atlanta as part of its nationwide get-out-the-vote bus tour.

While in Atlanta, AFT’s national president, Randi

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Teachers Do Not Let Anyone Minimize Your Power

I retired from Clayton County Public Schools three years ago. I loved being a teacher because each day you had the opportunity to make a difference in someone’s life. I worked in the field of Education for over 38 years. Teaching is an Art and a Science. This is why it is difficult to hear people talk about Educators during COVID-19. In August Georgia State Representative Steve Tarvin posted on his Facebook Page that teachers are “’self-centered, cry babies’” who are

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Verdaillia Turner, president of the Georgia Federation of Teachers, said teachers have already been protesting some districts’ reopening plans out of fear for their health.

“Teachers did not sign up to give their lives to their jobs, literally, so let’s first get that straight,” she said.

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School quarantines pop up across Georgia, Cherokee still hot spot

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Many teachers are also concerned about reopening plans but are afraid to speak out because of threats of retaliation, said Verdaillia Turner, president of the Georgia Federation of Teachers.

“We do have many teachers who are concerned, especially teachers who have families of their own,” she said. “The majority of teachers won’t say anything. We’re glad there are some teachers that are speaking out.

“Children can be asymptomatic, but it can spread through children,” she said. “What would be the problem

The AFT’s flexible blueprint for imagining a new normal for public education, public health and our society

Until a vaccine is developed for COVID-19, each community is going to need support in charting a path to safely and responsibly reopen school buildings and other institutions crucial to the well-being and economic vitality of our communities.

The AFT’s detailed, science-based “Plan to Safely Reopen America’s Schools and Communities” features five core pillars based on the science as well as educator and healthcare expertise—not on politics or wishful thinking.

To gradually reopen, we need

Don’t Forfeit Our Future; We Need Federal Aid to States, Communities and Schools to Protect Essential Services and Reopen the Economy

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Don’t Forfeit Our Future

COVID-19 is triggering state and local budget crises across the nation, especially in Louisiana. Our state and local governments are facing decreased revenue while simultaneously incurring huge new costs as they seek to contain and treat the coronavirus and respond to the virus-induced spike in joblessness and related human needs. 

We cannot get back to work, back to school and back to our future without critical investments, and without ensuring workers have a voice in that process. For too long, teachers have been asked to do too much with too little

In April, the U.S

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Georgia Federation of Teachers seeks answers regarding the superintendent search and selection process from the DeKalb County Board of Education

Atlanta, GA – Today, the Georgia Federation of Teachers submitted an Open Records Request to DeKalb County Schools Board of Education about

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ATLANTA— Statement from Verdaillia Turner, President, Georgia Federation of Teachers on the announcement of Lisa Herring as new Superintendent of Atlanta Public Schools

We have not had the opportunity to meet the board’s candidate, Lisa Herring, but we welcome her to Atlanta, and we look forward to sincere and honest dialogue about the direction of our school system.

We were not surprised that the selection process, like other processes utilized by the