Teachers Union Leader Calls for Defending Public Education From 'Dangerous' GOP Attacks

American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten on Tuesday defended the egalitarian legacy and goals of public education and outlined a participatory plan to strengthen it nationwide as right-wing lawmakers intensify their long-standing assault on the institution. 

"Attacks on public education are not new," the leader of the 1.7 million-member union said in an address to the National Press Club. "The difference today is that the attacks are intended to destroy it. To make it a battlefield, a political cudgel."…

https://www.commondreams.org/news/aft-randi-weingarten-defend-public-education-from-gop-attacks

Pompeo says head of teacher’s union is the ‘most dangerous person in the world’ | The Hill

Weingarten, who has been AFT's president since 2008, told USA Today in August that "extremists on the right wing" despise teachers unions and their commitment to creating a safe and welcoming environment for every student…

https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/3745575-pompeo-says-head-of-teachers-union-is-the-most-dangerous-person-in-the-world/

Randi Weingarten Turns Tables on Martha MacCallum, Presses Her About Election ‘Misinformation’

… "I would hope that Fox would be just as focused on let's get rid of the misinformation about what happened in this election. This election was free and fair," Weingarten flatly stated, prompting an incensed MacCallum to interject...

https://www.thedailybeast.com/randi-weingarten-turns-tables-on-martha-maccallum-presses-her-about-election-misinformation