Randi Weingarten Elected AFT President Antonia Cortese Elected Secretary-Treasurer; Lorretta Johnson Elected Executive VP
Delegates to the 2008 American Federation of Teachers convention today elected a new slate of national officers, voting to install Randi Weingarten as president, Antonia Cortese as secretary-treasurer and Lorretta Johnson as executive vice president. MORE...

New AFT President Randi Weingarten Asks Members to Rededicate Themselves to Reforming the Institutions Where They Work
In her first address as president of the more than 1.4 million-member American Federation of Teachers, Randi Weingarten today said she will fight for a national reform agenda that protects and improves the institutions where AFT members work, while bettering the lives and prospects of those they serve—particularly those in need. MORE...

AFT Approves Policy to Encourage New Teacher Peer-Assistance Program
Consistent with the AFT’s view that “the most sensible, cost-effective way to strengthen teaching quality is to focus on the ‘front-end,’” the American Federation of Teachers passed a resolution today supporting strong peer assistance and review (PAR) programs. MORE...

What’s Happening on Monday at the AFT Convention
An address by the newly elected president of the American Federation of Teachers will be a highlight of the last day—Monday, July 14—of the AFT convention at Chicago’s Navy Pier. MORE...

Robert G. Porter Scholar Award Winners
The winners of four $8,000 scholarships were announced today at the American Federation of Teachers convention held in Chicago July 11-14. MORE...

American Federation of Teachers Endorses Sen. Barack Obama
The 3,000-plus delegates to the American Federation of Teachers convention today voted overwhelmingly to endorse the presidential candidacy of Sen. Barack Obama, setting in motion the union’s powerful and proven political program on his behalf. MORE...

What’s Happening on Sunday at the AFT Convention
Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) will address, live by satellite, the more than 3,000 delegates to the American Federation of Teachers convention on Sunday, July 13, at Chicago’s Navy Pier. MORE...

What's Happening on Saturday at the AFT Convention
Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) will address the more than 3,000 delegates to the American Federation of Teachers convention on Saturday, July 12, at Chicago's Navy Pier. MORE...

Edward J. McElroy Delivers Final Address as AFT President
Edward J. McElroy, president of the more than 1.4 million-member American Federation of Teachers, today urged his members to step up the efforts that have made the AFT one of the most reform-oriented, politically effective and fastest-growing unions in the country. MORE...