“My members don’t really care about whether they have a bureaucracy at the Department of Education or not.”
Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), made waves during an interview on MSNBC last week where she suggested her union members “don’t really care” whether the Department of Education remains intact under President-elect Donald Trump’s administration.
“My members don’t really care about whether they have a bureaucracy at the Department of Education or not,” Weingarten said. She also referenced the union’s historical stance, noting that former AFT president Al Shanker opposed the department’s creation in the 1970s, believing its responsibilities should remain within the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare to better address “the whole child.”
Following backlash from her…
