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Vachon, Kayla Crawley, and James Boyle To answer these questions and more, we surveyed* B2S grant recipients from both preK–12 and higher education affiliates and  \nWhen it comes to in-person learning, the AFT has conducted focus group interviews with teachers, union leaders, and  \na very clear message: our students need to be in community partners from three case sites: Martinsville, Indiana;  \ntheir schoolsand on their campuses. The COVID- two communities in New York; and several communities in Texas.  \n19 pandemic has created far-reaching challenges (For our case studies, seepage 32.) We hope that readers draw inspifor educators and learning institutions, but with adequate safety ration from the work and stories of fellow educators who have been measures, schools can be open. strengthening their unions’ connec  \nAnd they should be. The positive tions with students, families, and  \neffects of in-school learning are well communities and working to ensure  \ndocSumenttartingedfr.1om that premise, the “A lot of families were althlesileasreossafe and welcome in AFT launched a national Back to shocked that teachers This work is all the more urgent ScthosoufomreArf(B2S2021) cAacmpacordiign inng to were taking the time out of ecause tnprecedentUeitedeliaetienssstauwdaennt AFtheTBPr2SescnpiRagnsWaecinognacreented, their summer to do this. enlegroel,mentand piuvrlcitscieooovlser, ohleeffort by teachers and staff across They were super grateful. past two years. 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The AFT awarded a total of $5 million to over 75 grantees covering more than 1,800 AFT affiliates serving some 20 million students.3 Importantly, the campaigns also countered misinformation about public health efforts, demonstrated the important role unions play in education and society, and helped build stronger relationships between local affiliates and the communities they serve.  \nNow that teachers, school staff, andAFT affiliates are preparing for the coming school year, we thought it would be a goodtime to review campaign efforts from last summer. What are some of the major lessons learned? What strategies and tactics were used? How effective were they? And how can teachers build on those efforts this coming school year and beyond?  \nTodd E. Vachon is an assistant professor of labor studies and employment relations at Rutgers University, the director of the Labor Education Action Research Network (LEARN), and an American Federation of Teachers New Jersey vicepresidentfor higher education. Kayla Crawley is a sociology PhD candidate at Rutgers University examining the intersection of race, education, and school policy, including the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on school discipline practices. James Boyle is a master’s student in labor and employment relations at Rutgers University; he also assists in research projects for the Education and Employment Research Center at Rutgers and LEARN.  \nVarious disruptions triggered by COVID-19 and remote learning were identified as major factors  \n*Grantees are quoted throughout this article. When individuals are not identified, the quotes come from anonymous survey responses.  \nAFT Secretary-Treasurer Fedrick C. 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