Union Gives $400K To Teachers Across The U.S. For Supplies

Newsy spoke with Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, about how the DonorsChoose initiative came about.

Teachers spend a lot of their own money to supply and furnish their classrooms to give students the best opportunities. Today, we're announcing our campaign to fund @DonorsChoose requests from over 800 teachers and school staff for cleaning supplies, learning materials, books, personal hygiene products, PPE and other materials. #ReclaimOurFuture pic.twitter.com/s7CI9ETqIm

The American Federation of Teachers announced it fulfilled hundreds of educators' requests through DonorsChoose — gifting nearly half a million dollars for school supplies to educators across the United States. 

Newsy spoke with Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, about how the initiative came about.