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With no new funding from the state, Texas schools are breaking the bank to pay for teacher raises

Lawmakers this year didn’t approve extra money to help schools pay for raises despite having an unprecedented $32 billion surplus — even after Gov. Greg Abbott commissioned a task force last year to improve teacher pay and retention.

The Texas Tribune

US progressives call for urgent actions after court blocks student debt relief

Democrats emphasize Biden still has power to pursue student loan forgiveness despite the supreme court striking down his plan

The Guardian - US

State Rep. Julie Johnson launches campaign to replace Colin Allred in Congress

State Rep. Julie Johnson on Tuesday officially launched her campaign to replace Colin Allred in Congress, joining a crowded field in what’s expected to be one of North Texas’ marquee contests.

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AFT cleans up Akkulam park, plants trees

The programme was held as part of the World Environment Day programmes being organised by the French Embassy in India and the French Institute in India.

The Hindu

A year after Uvalde: What’s changed in school safety and why some still feel powerless

Liz Mulroney felt like it was 1999 all over again.

Tribune News Service

Randi Weingarten Only Taught for 3 Years. She's Getting 15 Years of Public Pension Anyway.

Despite only spending a few years in the classroom, taxpayers could end up shelling out over $200,000 in a public pension for AFT president Randi Weingarten.

Reason

Chicago Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson hits D.C.; meets Vice President Kamala Harris, works Capitol Hill

Brandon Johnson held meetings at the White House and Capitol on Wednesday with the unions that bankrolled his mayoral run hosting a fundraiser for him.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Don't Be Fooled by Randi Weingarten's Rehabilitation Tour

The teachers union head honcho is trying to engage in some astonishing revisionism, claiming she actually wasn't opposed to school reopening.

Reason

Jared Mees Chases Down Ninth American Flat Track SuperTwins Title

Indian Motorcycle Factory rider Jared Mees chases down his ninth American Flat Track SuperTwins title with new talent emerging in the class.

RideApart

Teachers Union Head Says Critical Race Theory Bans Are a Front for School Privatization

American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten says GOP has an “intentional strategy” to sow distrust of public schools.

Capital & Main

Texas superintendent resigns after student finds his gun in school bathroom

The incident comes as lawmakers debate how to make schools safer after the Uvalde massacre and favor measures like arming more educators.

The Texas Tribune

New Jersey to expand African American studies after Florida bans them

Democratic governor Phil Murphy says his state ‘will stand on the side of teaching our full history’

The Guardian - US

American Flat Track Finalizes Calendar For 2023 Season

American Flat Track finalizes its 2023 season calendar with the series returning to the Arizona Super TT and West Virginia Half-Mile.

RideApart

Teachers’ union head accuses Pompeo of stoking hate with ‘filth’ comments

Republican ex-secretary of state called Randi Weingarten ‘most dangerous person in the world’ and said teachers taught ‘filth’

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Decriminalising adultery: Centre seeks clarification

Armed Forces Tribunal had started dismissing cases of misconduct against officers after the Joseph Shine judgment in 2018

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Dunlop Announces Three-Year Extension To AFT Sponsorship Contract

Dunlop and Progressive American Flat Track are extending their partnership by another three years. Dunlop will continue providing tires to the AFT racers.

Los Angeles Times

Focus on the economy, not ‘critical race theory’ or sex ed: Inside Democrats’ plan to win back parents

WASHINGTON — The era of COVID-19 school closures appears to be over, but parents’ frustration with that difficult period is set to play a pivotal role in November’s midterm elections.

Tribune News Service

‘Under siege’: Facing school shootings and book bans, US teachers have had it

American teachers are the most stressed they’ve been in years as they deal with the fear of increased shootings at schools, along with burdens of curriculum restrictions and being overworked.

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Royal Enfield AFT Team Taps Cameron Smith For Upcoming Races

Yamaha rider Cameron Smith will replace injured Moto Anatomy X Royal Enfield rider Johnny Lewis for the next two American Flat Track Production Twins rounds.

Benzinga

Apollo Senior Floating: Dividend Insights

Monday marks the last chance for investors to receive the next dividend payout from Apollo Senior Floating (NYSE:AFT).

Texas Observer

Teachers Don’t Want Guns in Their Classrooms

In 1997, Joel Myrick, then an assistant principal at a Mississippi high school, used his personal pistol, which he kept in his truck, to stop a 16-year-old school shooter with a rifle. Even Myrick—one of the extremely rare cases of an armed teacher intervening in a school shooting—says that arming…

Axios

Trump cashes in on motivational speaking tour

Motivational speaking can draw large fees even as the former president's iconic properties are struggling.

RideApart

AFT Names Rookies Of ‘79 And Friends Official Charity

American Flat Track (AFT) names non-profit Rookies of ‘79 and Friends as the official series charity and increases its support for the 2022 season.

Ballotpedia

AFT and AAUP meet with Colorado gov. about proposed union bill

American Federation of Teachers (AFT) president Randi Weingarten and American Association of University Professors (AAUP) president Irene Mulvey met with Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) on March 21 about a proposed bill that would expand public-sector collective bargaining in Colorado.

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Royal Enfield And Johnny Lewis Are Taking On The Full 2022 AFT Season

Royal Enfield, Johnny Lewis, and Moto Anatomy X return to the American Flat Track Production Twins championship in 2022, this time for the entire season.

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