For Immediate Release
August 21, 2017
Contact: Marcus Mrowka
202-531-0689
AFT President
Randi Weingarten on Gallup Survey Showing Increased Support for Public
Education
WASHINGTON—Statement of American Federation of
Teachers President Randi Weingarten on the Gallup survey showing increased
support for public education:
“Gallup’s
survey showing a significant increase in support for public schools is encouraging,
especially in light of the efforts by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and other
public education deniers to defund, denigrate and privatize public education.
And the results for charters reinforce what we’ve seen in other polls showing
that the more people have learned about and experience charters, the less they
support them. We can continue to strengthen public education and the public’s
view of our schools by focusing on what works and what parents, teachers and
students want—a safe and secure environment and a focus on children’s
well-being, powerful learning, building educators’ capacity, and
collaboration.”
Follow AFT President Randi Weingarten: http://twitter.com/rweingarten
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