Calendar & Current Candidates: https://dcboe.org/elections/ward_8_special_election

• Today, Wednesday, April 30, at 6:00 pm: Ward 8 Special Election Candidate Forum. Click here to join the Ward 8 Special Election Candidate Forum on Wednesday at 6:00 pm. You may read the Ward 8 CM Special Election Completed Questionnaires by clicking here.
• May 3: E-board Meeting for Nominations for Endorsement
• May 13 at 4:30 pm: Rep Assembly Meeting for Nominations for Endorsement

At 5:00 pm tomorrow, Thursday, May 1st "May Day", there will be a labor solidarity rally at Freedom Plaza (1325 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004 US).

If you will be attending, please make sure to wear your red WTU t-shirt and inform our WTU Organizer via email ([email protected]) that you will be attending.

Lastly, due to this May Day rally, we will not be having the May WTU Building Representative Meeting with President Pogue Lyons which was previously scheduled on this day.

From 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm on Wednesday, May 7th, WTU will be hosting our annual Teacher Appreciation Event at Sports and Social DC (1314 U St. NW, Washington, DC 20009). This event is for WTU members only and you need to register in advance by clicking here.

Please save May 16th and May 17th on your calendar for our annual WTU Shared Vision with illustrator Brian Pinkney. May 16th will be in-person and May 17th will be virtual.

Our national union, AFT, is urging us to submit a written comment as an individual to protect the Public Student Loan Forgiveness because the U.S. Department of Education is currently starting a new negotiated rulemaking to shape the future of critical student loan programs.

Important Information Related to Submitting a Written Comment:

• Any AFT member can submit their own comment as an individual through Regulations.gov during the comment period.
• Do not claim to be speaking on behalf of AFT.
• Instead, identify yourself as an “AFT member” or “[job title] and AFT member,” for example, as part of your personal context.
• Comments should be submitted once.
• Comments are due by May 5.

How To Submit a Written Comment:

• All comments must go through the Federal Rulemaking Portal at: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/04/04/2025-05825/intent-to-receive-public-feedback-for-the-development-of-proposed-regulations-and-establish#open-comment
• Docket ID ED-2025-OPE-0016 must be included at the top of the comment.
• Alternative ways to comment:
  • By phone at 1-866-498-2945. If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability and wish to access telecommunications relay services, please dial 7-1-1.
• The Department will not accept comments submitted by fax or by email or comments submitted after the comment period closes.
• Comments will be publicly viewable, so members should avoid including private or third-party identifying information unless they consent to it being public​.

Calling All Educators! Sign up this summer with Modern Classrooms Project for their Virtual Mentorship Program through the DC Educator Scholarship!

Here's what you'll get through the program:

• $500 completion stipend, 45 clock hours, and free enrollment.
• Freedom to work virtually and at your own pace from either May 19th - June 22nd or June 23rd - July 27th.
• Receive 1-on-1 mentorship and feedback on materials and structures you create for your classroom.

Learn more and sign up at DC Virtual Mentorship Program — Modern Classrooms Project.

Congratulations to all the teachers and students who participated in the All City Honor Chorus.  Almost 200 students from all over the district performed together.

The 2025 WTU Elections are upon us! Click the link to access the 2025 WTU Elections Packet. Hard copies are available at the WTU Office. On April 1, 2025, the Election Notice will be mailed (via US Mail) to members' addresses on file with the WTU. If you do not receive the notice by April 7, 2025, contact membership coordinator Ms. Donita Jackson at [email protected] to ensure your information is correct. To participate in electronic voting, you must have a PERSONAL email address on file with the WTU. If you do not, please email [email protected] to rectify this. If you have any questions, contact the elections committee at [email protected]! 

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