if we want America to be a nation of 'explorers, builders, innovators [and] entrepreneurs,' as Trump said in his inaugural address, then logically it follows that we should be investing more in education, not less.
Weingarten argues for increased investment in education to fulfill Trump's vision for America.
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It shows, once again, that by joining together we can achieve a far better life for educators, students and communities than we ever could alone. That is what a fair contract is all about.
This hard-fought first contract guarantees pathways to promotions, secures significant and overdue wage increases, and provides protections to ensure faculty can always be represented by a union.
This decision is a first step to reverse this war on knowledge and the undermining of broad-based opportunity.
The cruelty is unnerving, the disregard for the Constitution and rule of law is reckless, and the day-to-day pain can never be justified.