American Federation of Teachers

Leadership & Staff

Elba Aponte

• vicepresident (Sep 1 '20→?)

Randi Weingarten American labor leader, attorney, and educator. President of American Federation of Teachers

• President ('08→?)

Jeffrey Huart Former Executive Board, American Federal of Teachers, Local 2 NYC Teachers

• Former Executive Board ('02→'15)

Adam Urbanski President, Rochester Teachers Association

• Executive Council Member*

Jeff Hornstein Director Economy League of Greater Philadelphia

• Former Campaign Director ('01→'04)*

Donors

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Family foundation of Microsoft founder Bill Gates

• Donation · 150,000 USD ('13)

Donations

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Josh Shapiro Governor of Pennsylvania

• Donation/Grant · 500,000 USD (Sep 20 '22)

Campaign for One New York f/k/a UPKNYC (nonprofit political arm of de Blasio administration)

• Donation · 350,000 USD ('14)*

Netroots Nation annual liberal/progressive political convention 501c4

• Donation/Grant

CAP Action Grant making arm of the think tank Center for American Progress

• Donation/Grant

A. Philip Randolph Institute organization of Black trade unionists

• Donation/Grant

Fair Elections Center

• Donation/Grant

Center for the Study of Social Policy

• Donation/Grant

Public Accountability Initiative Nonprofit research watchdog group focused on corporate and government accountability

• Donation/Grant

National Partnership for Women & Families

• Donation/Grant

American Constitution Society liberal legal organization

• Donation/Grant

Child Organizations

Asociación de Maestros de Puerto Rico

• afiliada (Aug '17→?)

AFT Connecticut American Federation of Teachers

• Child Org*

Parents

AFL-CIO Largest labor union federation in the US

• Parent Org ('16→?)

Members

Harvey J. Kaye Historian, author, retired professor

• Member

California federation of teachers

• Affiliation ('19→?)

For Our Future

• Member

Memberships

Teaching for Democracy Alliance

• Member

Alliance to Reclaim Our Schools

• Member

National Coalition Against Censorship coalition of 50+ national nonprofits

• Member

National Coalition to Support Sexuality Education Group pushing the teaching of sex ed

• Member

Redefining Teacher Education for Digital Age Learners AFT Sponsored Conference at UT Austin, 2009

• Convener ('09→?)*

Learning First Alliance National Membership Organization Promoting Education Issues

• Member*

Holmes Partnership Successor to Holmes Group

• Member ('96→?)*

Partnership for 21st Century Learning

• Member

Future Ready Schools Program to implement personalized, research-based digital learning strategies

• Member

Services & Transactions

Clever educational software company

• partner (Oct '14→?)*

Miscellaneous Relationships

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National Education Association National Teacher's Union

• a partner (Oct '01→?)

College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework for Social Studies State Standards

• Affiliation

Arizona Ready

• Affiliation

Run for Something encourages, helps under-40 progressives run for office

• Affiliation

March for Our Lives

• Affiliation

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Federal Ed Reform Legislation Signed by Obama in 2015

• Affiliation

Coalition for Community Schools

• Supported by*

National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Gold standard in teacher certification

• Effort ('86→?)*

Connecting Credentials Framework Linking Competency Based Education to Workforce Skills

• Affiliation

Planned Parenthood Provides reproductive and sexual healthcare, and sexual education

• Affiliation