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Photo of AFT President Randi Weingarten addressing TEACH 2023

The AFT has always been a solutions-driven union, and our new campaign, launched during TEACH on July 21, proves it once again with a fresh, practical approach to strengthening public education. As AFT President Randi Weingarten pointed out during her keynote speech, the $5 million, yearlong campaign, “Real Solutions for Kids and Communities,” stands up against attacks on public schools and offers real-world solutions to build up, rather than break down, our communities.

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Randi Weingarten at a Massachusetts high school

Summer is upon us, and parents, children and teachers are winding down from what has been an exhausting and fully operational school year—the first since the devastating pandemic. The long-lasting impact of COVID-19 has affected our students’ and families’ well-being and ignited the politics surrounding public schools. All signs point to the coming school year unfolding with the same sound and fury, and if extremist culture warriors have their way, being even more divisive and stressful.

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Randi Weingarten and NYC teacher Tamara Simpson

Attacks on public education in America by extremists and culture-war peddling politicians have reached new heights (“lows” may be more apt), but they are not new. The difference today is that the attacks are intended not just to undermine public education but to destroy it.

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Updated: August 01, 2019 06:08 PM

While students have been enjoying summer, dozens of Minnesota school districts have been busy crunching numbers.

From Belgrade to Blue Earth and Walker to White Bear Lake, so far, at least 30 school districts will ask voters for money this fall. That money may be for bonds, building projects, or levies, which cover schools' operating expenses.

"In the old days, levies were used to get special things, like specialists and other additional things, but today it's about running business everyday," said Bernie Burnham, vice president with Education Minnesota.

"Funding

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Minnesota needs to spend about $4 billion more every two years to “fully fund” public schools and the state teachers union wants businesses and the wealthy to pick up the tab.

“We believe the public is on our side,” said Denise Specht, president of Education Minnesota, said at a Friday news conference. “There was a time when all Minnesotans believed and invested in our education system.”

Specht didn’t specify how the state should raise the new money

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Check out the documents below to learn more about our 2016 ISD 15 School Board Canddiates 

School Board Letter

2 Year Candidate Responses 

4 Year Candidate Responses 


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