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Marla Ucelli-Kashyap

@marlau-k

Advocate for good public schools for every kid, for teachers and for unions. Senior Director at AFT. Fond of fine food, drink and travel. Views are mine.

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I spend a lot of time reflecting on what public schools mean to families and communities. They open doors, bring people together and help every child feel supported and valued. That’s why investing in strong public schools matters. Learn more: www.publicschoolproud.org #PSW26 #PublicSchoolProud

26.02.2026 04:49 👍 23 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0
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Important conversation convened by the Learning First Alliance on Building a Stronger Public Ed System. Perspectives from the ground level and policy —2 super panels #PublicSchoolProud @aft.org #PSW26

26.02.2026 17:18 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
9:15 a.m.—10:45 a.m. SESSION I: Evidence on Teacher Working Conditions: Daily Realities, Leadership, and Labor Action To Make Teaching Sustainable, Help Teachers Balance Work and Personal Demands: Findings from the 2025 State of the American Teacher Survey Presenter: Elizabeth Steiner, RAND/CALDER R&R Principal Effects on Teacher Working Conditions Presenter: Cory Koedel, University of Missouri/CALDER R&R The Effect of Teacher Strikes on Compensation, Working Conditions, and Productivity Presenter: Melissa Arnold Lyon, University at Albany, SUNY/CALDER R&R Discussant: Marla Ucelli-Kashyap, Senior Director for Educational Issues, American Federation of Teachers

9:15 a.m.—10:45 a.m. SESSION I: Evidence on Teacher Working Conditions: Daily Realities, Leadership, and Labor Action To Make Teaching Sustainable, Help Teachers Balance Work and Personal Demands: Findings from the 2025 State of the American Teacher Survey Presenter: Elizabeth Steiner, RAND/CALDER R&R Principal Effects on Teacher Working Conditions Presenter: Cory Koedel, University of Missouri/CALDER R&R The Effect of Teacher Strikes on Compensation, Working Conditions, and Productivity Presenter: Melissa Arnold Lyon, University at Albany, SUNY/CALDER R&R Discussant: Marla Ucelli-Kashyap, Senior Director for Educational Issues, American Federation of Teachers

How do daily realities, leadership, and labor actions shape teacher working conditions?

Join us at #CALDER2026 on March 2 to dig into the evidence with @elizabeth-steiner.bsky.social, Cory Koedel, @mimiarnoldlyon.bsky.social, and @marlau-k.bsky.social.

Register 👉 caldercenter.org/events/17th-...

10.02.2026 20:31 👍 7 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0

This is a really big deal: a union leader wins in Texas.. and beats a billionaire backed candidate who led anti public school culture wars…. .h/t @zephcapo.bsky.social

01.02.2026 14:30 👍 1324 🔁 346 💬 18 📌 19

Really looking forward to this session at #CALDER2026 with great colleagues. Come join! The conference is local and there’s a chance the snow might be melted by March 2…

28.01.2026 18:32 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Through CSI, school communities are tackling safe, ethical AI, centering educator voice and student needs, and high-quality professional development. @uft.org @nysut.bsky.social @uftteachercenter.bsky.social

24.01.2026 04:09 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1

Speaking from Minneapolis, I shared why we’re determined to do this differently than past tech rollouts. That’s why we created the National Academy for AI Instruction & why we aim to reach 400,000 members over the next five years.

24.01.2026 04:09 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 1

Amazing weekend! So grateful to our hardy participants/educators and the AFT and UFT teams that made it happen!

24.01.2026 15:14 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Check out this terrific blog from my colleague Heidi Goger @aft.org The rights of ALL children matter & it takes both data & stories to remind us how far we’ve come & why we must celebrate and protect IDEA@50!

24.11.2025 17:43 👍 8 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0

Have you registered yet? The best PD in your PJs from AFT’s Share My Lesson.

19.03.2025 15:45 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Protect Our Kids: Don't Cut Federal Funding to Public Education (:30 sec)
Protect Our Kids: Don't Cut Federal Funding to Public Education (:30 sec) YouTube video by AFT

#ProtectOurKids Day of Action on March 4. Musk & Trump are taking a chainsaw to public education—gutting funding for special ed, career training, and student loans to give tax cuts to the wealthy—but we’re fighting back! youtu.be/O6Toz65kbbQ

03.03.2025 13:27 👍 511 🔁 257 💬 20 📌 9

Want to #ProtectOurKids from the unfettered destruction of the current Administration? Join the call tonight.

19.02.2025 19:16 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Hi out there @bsky world. Have to get off that other toxic platform (have I figured out how yet? Maybe not) so here I am. Probably not posting a ton, there’s too much work to do. But we’ll see…

07.02.2025 12:18 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0