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Thank you @SenMarkey and @SenBillCassidy for being leaders in the battle to make the internet safe for children and youth.
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Congressional action is important. AFT has also been pressing @Meta to put kids before profits including asking union’s pension trustees, who oversee our members approximately 30 million shares of Meta, to demand accountability & transparency of @Meta.
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New to this issue? A year ago AFT led a discussion with Facebook whistleblower @FrancesHaugen. I will never forget the anger I saw when she explained how easily @Meta engineers could fix the code that is harming our kids, but they chose not to.
.@AFTunion teamed up with @ptogetheraction to press @instagram to confront and stop the harm to children that parents and teachers are dealing with around anonymous accounts that are used to bully and harass students. 🧵 #WhatKidsNeed mashable.com/article/instag…
This problem is very serious, and I’ve talked to educators who see the impact of anonymous accounts used solely for bullying and harassment of other students. Bullying seriously impacts the students themselves and it also affects their peers and the class.
HAPPENING NOW: @Rweingartne joins @hshierholz, @BeckyPringle, and @ailenarreaza for a panel on strengthening education. Follow along in the thread below.
Right, @hshierholz: A big part of the staffing shortages we're seeing with teachers and school support staff is pay. The employment losses that came with COVID compounded the shortages we faced after the Great Recession. #EdChat #WhatKidsNeed @EconomicPolicy 
.@hshierholz: There are COVID state & local fiscal recovery funds, and state & local revenues have rebounded from COVID. There is money to hire, and school districts are trying to. But people aren't willing to fill these jobs because of low pay. @EconomicPolicy #WhatKidsNeed
Dr. Ashish Jha put it best: By working together, we can protect our kids and communities against the spread of COVID and keep our schools open so everyone can thrive. Glad we could join the @WHCOVIDResponse & @NEAToday for this webinar.
Our @AFTUnion members are focused like lasers on #WhatKidsNeed this year. That means a sense of normalcy and safety, so they can get their mojo back.
For more about how we’re working to provide #WhatKidsNeed, visit our campaign page here: aft.org/whatkidsneed
This morning we had a very special visit at the Wheatley Education Campus here in DC! It’s a great example of how to accelerate learning this year. First I got to read to students and talk with staff about #whatkidsneed & what they need.
We talked with Principal Plenty, @WTUteacher building reps, and students about the successful implementation of Looping last year. Looping is when an educator has the same class from one year to the next.
And the best part about looping for students? Having a consistent, familiar, and supportive educator with them through the highs and the lows of school!
After joining @FLOTUS, @AmbRice46, @SecCardona, and @SecMartyWalsh at the White House today to discuss the country's teacher shortage, I spoke with @CNN about the solutions we discussed. 🧵
As I said on @CNN, we have to do something about the compensation. We have to do something about the conditions. We have to do something about making sure that teachers have the tools, trust, and respect.
Teachers want to make a difference in the lives of kids, but when you want to raise a family, and you want to live in the communities in which you teach, and you want to buy a home, it's really hard to make ends meet when you know you can get paid 20-25% more in another job.
