AFT Announces Groundbreaking Fund
To Foster Reform
The AFT has announced the creation of
the AFT Innovation Fund, a groundbreaking initiative to be funded by the union and philanthropies to support sustainable, innovative and collaborative reform projects developed by members to strengthen our public schools.
AFT and AAUP Sign Joint Organizing Agreement
The AFT and the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) signed an agreement on Sept. 17 to bring the resources of both organizations together to organize faculty and staff at the nation's top public institutions of higher education.
AFT Public Employees 2008 Compensation Survey
Salaries for state government professionals registered a modest 2.4 percent increase from 2007 to 2008, according to the ninth annual AFT Public Employees Compensation Survey. The increase was less than the inflation rate, 4 percent, and significantly less than the previous year’s 5.7 percent increase. The survey also shows that most state employees earn far less than their private sector counterparts.
Campaign '08
Visit the members-only area on the 2008 election.
Let Your Voice Be Heard
Read what other members are saying; watch video; submit your comments.
american educator
The summer '08 issue looks at teaching English language learners.
Sizing Up State Standards
This 2008 report finds that states are making progress writing clear, content-focused academic standards.
AFT Convention Concludes
Read daily updates and view video highlights from the union's 80th convention in Chicago.
Resources To Teach about Child Labor
"In Our Own Backyard" spotlights the hidden problem of child farmworkers in America.
