Scranton Federation of Teachers

BREAKING: Our members have approved the contract agreements. #SchoolsOurKidsDeserve #FairContractNow

@sftlocal1147 @AFTPA @rweingarten @AFTPa_Pres @Boland1147SFT Superintendent Erin Keating: We’re not reinventing the wheel. AFT has the tools and the programs to help us do this. So collaborating will help us make this happen. @Boland1147SFT @rweingarten

41 of the SSD’s new teachers & their mentors met at the SFT office to be welcomed into our Induction Program. Roe Robertson, Amy Alongi, & Pat Festa described the program details. Fantastic way to start off the school year! Welcome to the SFT! @AFTunion @AFTPA @SSD_Scranton

"We've got to find solutions to getting our kids literate. We need critical thinkers in this country. Here in Scranton, we're on our way to doing just that." 📽️@sftlocal1147 hosts a book giveaway through #ReadingOpensTheWorld for Scranton families. #RealSolutionsForKids

♥️ Many thanks to all those who came out to Fellows Park this evening for our 2nd Back to School event! THANK YOU for helping us- help our students & families. @AFTunion @FirstBook #ReadingOpensTheWorld #RealSolutionsForKids

Kudos to local teachers in Scranton, like those from @sftlocal1147, for hosting an event that equips students with supplies and free books. Literacy champions, you're ensuring a fantastic start to the school year! #RealSolutionsForKids pahomepage.com/news/back-to-s…

We’re grateful to help our students & families get excited & ready for the new school year! @AFTunion @FirstBook #ReadingOpensTheWorld

📣 ♥️ Many thanks to all those who came out to Connors Park for our first Back to School event! YOU helped to make it a great success! Join us this Thursday, Aug. 17th 5-7pm @ Fellows Park for our next event! @AFTunion @FirstBook #ReadingOpensTheWorld

We're loving these photos from the Scranton Federation of Teachers + AFT Back to School book giveaway. @sftlocal1147 #literacy

Great evening with my SFT colleagues and so many families in Scranton!! Fantastic event to get everyone excited about the 2023-2024 school year!! @sftlocal1147 @AFTPA @AFTunion @SSD_Scranton

📣 Save the date! ♥️ We are thrilled to be hosting our Back to School events again this year! 📚See the flyers below for more information. @AFTunion @AFTPA

No, Mike Pompeo, we won’t be a prop for your ambition, but why not tour a some public schools with me and see what teachers really do nypost.com/2022/12/02/ran…

.@JohnFetterman understands what working people want & need, including walking a picket line (which we did together with @sftlocal1147), he believes in democracy, public education & an economy that works for all. Congratulations to PA's newest Senator. #AFTvotes

A year ago today, he was standing with @sftlocal1147 who were on strike. Today, we are proud to call him U.S. Senator-Elect. Congratulations @JohnFetterman on an incredible victory. 💙💙💙

The public hearing on the closures of Adams, Prescott and Sumner begins at 6:30 at West Scranton Intermediate School.

"It's not because we have a shortage of people who want to be teachers. We have a shortage of respect for educators. We have a shortage of the professional working conditions that allow educators to do their best for students." - @rweingarten #UnionTalk #WhatKidsNeed

While visiting displaced pre-school teachers from Kaniv in the Cherkasy region, I asked if they had a message for American teachers. One said something every educator can relate to: “Our smallest kids are the future of our country, and we would like for them not to see the war.”

These are the stories that need matter. Thank you @rweingarten for sharing the courage and dedication of the Ukrainian teachers. True heroism and solidarity 🇺🇦♥️💪🏽

Last week I joined @AFTPA, @NTULocal1044, @sftlocal1147, @AFTNewHampshire and @NTULocal1044's community events to help welcome students and educators back to school as part of our #WhatKidsNeed campaign. Check out this video from @AFTunion to see all the fun we had!

📣 A huge THANK YOU to all who supported our “Back to School” block parties! Keep an 👀 out for our future community events! ♥️ #IamAFT #ReadingOpensTheWorld #WhatKidsNeed @AFTunion @AFTPA @rweingarten

As a new school year begins, we're helping to welcome students back to school with community events across the country. Check out this video from our #WhatKidsNeed events in PA with @AFTPA, @NFT1417 & @sftlocal1147, and in NH with @AFTNewHampshire & @NTULocal1044.