Evelyn DeJesus, Executive Vice President for American Federation of Teachers

03/29/2026

A profoundly impactful visit to a Community Library in Villa Del Mar Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico 🇵🇷, celebrated a remarkable milestone as AFT and Asociación de Maestros de Puerto Rico joined forces to gift 200 bilingual books, empowering the mission of La Lectura Abre el Mundo, with Victor Bonilla highlighting the profound difference that igniting a passion for reading in students can make in their lives, AFT Asociación de Maestros de Puerto Rico

A special thanks to Torres Gotay - a reporter from the El Nuevo Día Newspaper who wrote a story about the library which has become a beacon of hope and inspiration in the community.

03/29/2026

What an amazing day at the event in San Juan Puerto Rico 🇵🇷!
El Pueblo tiene el PODER 💪🏼✊🏼👊🏽👍🏼 AFTCFT - A Union of Educators and Classified ProfessionalsAsociación de Maestros de Puerto RicoLabor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA)

03/28/2026

03/28/2026

Listos para un grandioso día de acción, abogar, y luchar por los derechos humanos y constitucionales de todos.

No Dictadores, No Reyes 🤴🏻 ❌ 🇵🇷
No Coronas! 👑 ❌🇵🇷
No Tronos! ❌ 🇵🇷

AFT Asociación de Maestros de Puerto Rico CFT - A Union of Educators and Classified Professionals Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA)

03/27/2026

03/25/2026

Empowering young minds at Escuela María Mercedes Colorado in Puerto Rico 🇵🇷🇺🇸 today, igniting passion and joy for reading 📚among middle school students. AFT CFT - A Union of Educators and Classified Professionals Asociación de Maestros de Puerto Rico Unete Iap/escuela Mercedes Ca

03/22/2026

Join AFT President Randi Weingarten for a meaningful conversation with MacArthur “Genius” Fellow Cristina Jiménez about her national bestselling memoir Dreaming of Home. 📚✨

Jiménez, cofounder of United We Dream, shares her journey from arriving in the United States from Ecuador as an undocumented teenager to becoming a national leader advocating for immigrant youth and DACA.

Together, Weingarten and Jiménez will discuss identity, belonging, storytelling and how young people organizing together turned fear into pride and real change. ❤️

📅 March 22, 2026
⏰ 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM EDT

Register and join the conversation:
https://sharemylesson.com/webinars/aft-book-club-cristina-jimenez

AFT AFT Teach

03/22/2026

Don’t miss the opening keynote of the 2026 Share My Lesson Virtual Conference 📚

🗓 March 23, 2026
⏰ 6:00 PM EDT

Join AFT President Randi Weingarten for a timely conversation about the state of public education, safe and welcoming schools, educator burnout, student well-being and responsible AI use.

Be part of this important moment for our students and communities. REGISTER NOW:
https://sharemylesson.com/webinars/keynote-state-public-education-2026

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