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• 05/8/13: DC Public School Teachers Wear Blue On National Day of Action to Put "Brakes On Stakes" of Common Core Standards

 

• 04/18/13: WTU President Nathan A. Saunders Testifies Before D.C. Council on Testing Integrity

 

• 04/10/13: Teachers' Union Scholarship Fund Awards $80,000 to DCPS High School Seniors' Cultivates the Next Generation of Educators

 

• 01/30/13: WTU Opens New Teachers’ Center for Professional Development

 

• 01/18/13: Washington Teachers' Union Responds to DCPS School Closings

 

•  01/09/13: Washington Teachers' Union Calls For Critical Examination of DCPS Cheating Allegations

 

• 11/14/12: WTU Releases Plan to Address School Closings, Strengthen Public Education

 

• 10/25/12: Washington Teachers' Union Endorses Candidates for State Board of Education

 

• 09/12/12: WTU Members and Staff Wear Red in Solidarity with Chicago Teachers

 

• 07/26/12: D.C. Teachers' Union Congratulates Members on Hard Work

 

• 06/20/12: WTU Scholarship Fund Awards $80,000 to High School Graduates

 

• 05/10/12: Washington Teachers’ Union Announces $10.2 Million Early Retirement Agreement with D.C. Public Schools

 

• 05/09/12: Washington Teachers’ Union and D.C. Firefighters Association Endorse Kenyan McDuffie

 

• 04/18/12: Washington Teachers' Union President Nathan A. Saunders Responds to the D.C. Public Schools Five-Year Strategic Plan

 

• 04/09/12: D.C. Parents and Teachers Tell Local Lawmakers “DCPS Budget Cuts Hurt Kids & Public Safety!” at Wilson Building Rally

 

• 03/30/12: Washington Teachers’ Union Secures Furlough Repayments For D.C. Teachers and City Workers

 

• 03/30/12: Washington Teachers’ Union Sounds Off Against D.C. Councilmember Catania’s Proposed Changes to Pensions for City Workers

 

• 03/29/2012: WTU and Firefighters Association Endorse D.C. City Council Candidate Tom Brown

 

• 03/21/2012: Press Statement: Washington Teachers' Union President Nathan A. Saunders on the D.C. Employee Repayment Act of 2012

 

• 03/13/12: WTU Endorses D.C. Council Member Vincent Orange

 

• 03/12/12: WTU Endorses D.C. Council Member Jack Evans

 

• 01/31/12: WTU Wins Favorable Ruling in Writ of Mandamus Case Filed on Behalf of D.C. Teachers

 

• 01/27/12: Press Statement: WTU President Nathan A. Saunders Responds to 36 Recommended D.C. School Closures, Charter School Transformations

 

• 01/18/2012: Washington Teachers’ Union Recovers Long-Lost $1.2 million Teacher Annuity and Aid Distribution Fund; Provides One-Time Disability Cash Benefit for Teachers

 

• 12/21/11: WTU Toys for Tots Drive: WTU Collects Hundreds of Donations for D.C.’s High-Need Students

 

• 12/20/12: WTU Returns to the Neighborhoods;Purchases New Building on Capitol Hill

 

• 11/23/12: WTU Welcomes New Schools; Calls upon Chancellor to Integrate Existing, Effective and Experienced Teachers

 

• 11/16/11: WTU Rallys for Education;Joins Occupy Movement in Support of American Jobs Act and Educational Funding

 

• 11/17/11: WTU Supports Local Charity: Calls on Other Unions To Do the Same

 

• 11/1/11: WTU Files Case On Behalf of Teachers;Ensures Due Process for D.C. Teachers and Other Government Employees

 

• 10/27/11: DCPS Stakeholder Survey is Clear: Central Office Should Do More for Teachers

 

• 10/20/11: WTU Meets With the White House in Support of the American Jobs Act Welcomes $45 million to put DC teachers back to work

 

• 10/3/11: Washington Teachers’ Union Announces Another Big Win, This Time for Beloved Basketball Coach Unfairly Terminated by DCPS

 

• 09/10/11: Washington Teachers’ Union President Nathan Saunders Implores Mayor Gray to Request No Child Left Behind Waivers for the District of Columbia

 

• 07/27/11: WTU Encourages Public Service Employees to Stand With Us to Save Our Schools

 

• 07/08/11: Washington Teachers’ Union Congratulates Teachers for Their Role in DC Public Schools Test Score Improvements

 

• 06/27/11: WTU Partners with Local and National Labor Partners to Endorse the "Save Our Schools" March and  Rally

 

• 06/27/11: WTU Public Advocacy Campaign Successful! Public Testimony is Secured

 

• 05/23/11: Washington Teachers' Union Today Commends Councilmember Marion Barry for Opposing Councilmember Catania's Proposed Pension Legislation

 

• 04/13/11: WTU  Endorses Trayon White for Ward 8 State Board of Education Representative

 

• 04/13/11: WTU to hold Furlough Day Protest at Washington Post Headquarters

 

• 04/07/11: The WTU Endorses Vincent Orange for DC City Councilmember At-Large

 

• 03/30/11: Press Statement: WTU President Nathan Saunders Responds to USA Today Article on High Erasures

 

• 03/21/11: Press Statement: WTU President Nathan Saunders Responds to Thomson Elementary School Incident

 

• 03/16/11: The Washington Teachers' Union Scholarship Fund is Offering Scholarships to Two Graduating DCPS Seniors

 

• 03/04/11: The WTU Releases Detailed Report Regarding IMPACT Evaluation Tool

 

• 02/08/11: The Washington Teachers' Union Wins Arbitration in Case of 75 Teachers Terminated While on Probationary Status in 2008

 

• Press Statement: WTU President Nathan Saunders Comments on Furlough Days

 

• 01/20/11: The WTU Honors William Lockridge's Legacy Through Special Scholarships

 

• 01/20/11: WTU To Hold Education Transition Summit

 

• 01/10/11: Sudden Illness of SBOE Member William Lockridge

 

• 01/06/11: Washington Teachers' Union President Nathan Saunders Among Key Educational Leaders at Sousa MS to Reaffirm Collective Commitment to Educational Success in the District of Columbia