Teachers Create the Future of America
While we all agree that education is imperative to the future of our nation and necessary for the strength of our democracy, we often don’t mention the central role of teachers, writes Vartan Gregorian. They deserve both material and moral support as well as our respectVartan Gregorian, April 30, 2021
Editor’s Note:
Vartan Gregorian, the 12th president of Carnegie Corporation of New York, died unexpectedly on April 15, 2021, as this issue was on press. Gregorian founded the Carnegie Reporter magazine in 2000 and was deeply involved in the development of this issue dedicated to education and democracy. Among Gregorian’s many writings as an educator and a historian, this final essay focuses on subjects that he held dear teaching and learning. Learn more about his extraordinary life and legacy.
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As America’s First Working First Lady, Jill Biden Redefines the Role
The longtime educator is leaning on her experience to inform the administration’s thinking.
On the first full day of Joe Biden’s presidency, First Lady Jill Biden, a longtime educator, hosted the presidents of the country’s two teachers unions at the White House and reiterated her promise during the campaign that teachers would “always have a seat at the table” in the Biden administration.
“I could not wait one more day to have this meeting, because I have never felt prouder of our profession,” Biden said.
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Democrats were bankrolled by teachers unions even more than usual during the first quarter of 2021, Roll Call found. Democratic lawmakers have acted in the best interest of teachers unions throughout the debate over reopening schools, as the interest groups lobby to keep schools closed and learning virtual.
The first quarter report shows a vast increase in donations from teachers unions, compared to the same period from 2019, via Roll Call’s report:
The money overwhelmingly went to Democrats, who had just taken control of the White House and the Senate while retaining House control.