Newtown Federation of Teachers

In defense of public education

Randi Weingarten and NYC teacher Tamara Simpson

Attacks on public education in America by extremists and culture-war peddling politicians have reached new heights (“lows” may be more apt), but they are not new. The difference today is that the attacks are intended not just to undermine public education but to destroy it.

Newtown: Supporting Survivors' Healing

The link below will take you to a video highlighting Randi Weingarten's visit to our district on December 2, 2014. It can also be found on our Videos page under the Resources tab. Thanks to Matt O'Connor from AFT-CT for the link.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApjEtNZ64RU&feature=youtu.be

NFT Update - April 2013

I hope this communication finds you all in a healthy place in your life as we get ready to take a much needed April break.

Donors Choose Training

Andy Wright, Teacher Outreach Manager from DonorsChoose.org, recently gave a presentation on how the DonorsChoose.org system works for Newtown Teachers.

You can watch the video here:

Click here to download a PDF of the Powerpoint presentation.