In an interview this morning, AFT President Randi Weingarten spoke on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” about her new book, Why Fascists Fear Teachers. Weingarten praised public education for its role in binding society together. She said that teachers often take money out of their own pockets to help kids learn and grow, and she warned that fascists and authoritarians fear public education for the pluralism it creates. Weingarten said, “Education creates power and agency for kids, but what education also d