A plan to repair, upgrade and rebuild the nation’s schools got a big boost in the U.S. House of Representatives this week. With AFT leaders and supporters at her side, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi lifted up a bill that would authorize $100 billion to make sure every school building is as safe and welcoming as the best school building in America.
At a news conference March 3, Philadelphia Federation of Teachers President Jerry Jordan blasted lawmakers for letting schools fall to dust—poisonous dust.
