Weingarten: The promise of public education for all is ‘under assault’
Randi Weingarten
Here’s the text of the speech that American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten gave at the organization’s convention in Washington D.C. on Monday:
This year, there were many reminders of the role that educators play in the lives of America’s children.
Take Rhonda Crosswhite, a sixth-grade teacher at Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla. When the tornado hit, Rhonda gathered her students in a bathroom stall, and threw her body on top of the children to shield them from the storm. As the twister ripped the roof off the school, one child began crying, saying, “I love you, I