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| https://horn.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=363 | Rep. Horn to Host Education Town Hall with American Federation of Teachers | 2020-10-13 | 2020 | 2020-10 | Democrat | House | OK | Kendra Horn | H001083 | horn.house.gov | legacy | On Wednesday, Congresswoman Kendra Horn (OK-5) will host an Education Town Hall joined by Mary Best, President of Oklahoma AFT and Tori Shoecraft, Oklahoma City AFT Local 2309 and AFT membership. The general public can watch the town hall and ask questions via Facebook Live at Facebook.com/RepKendraHorn. The town hall will focus on school's COVID-19 response and K-12 education funding. This is Congresswoman Horn's 33rdtown hall of 2020. Education Town Hall with Congresswoman Kendra Horn Wednesday, October 14, 5:30-7:00 PM Streamed Live on Facebook.com/RepKendraHorn Our educators are on the front lines of this pandemic, saidCongresswomanHorn.They have had to adapt quickly to an ever-changing educational landscape during COVID-19. I am glad to join AFT to hear about their experiences teaching both virtually and in-person. I am proud to fight for our public schools. We must to provide them with the resources they need to make it through this crisis. Congresswoman Horn has been a consistently strong advocate for Oklahoma's public school students, teachers, and paraprofessionals alike, saidMary Best,President of Oklahoma AFT. We look forward to this Town Hall as an opportunity for AFT educators to discuss the biggest challenges they have faced during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. In September,Congresswoman KendraHornintroduced the Educators Are Heroes Act, legislation to provide educators an additional 25 percent hazard pay for time they are required to spend in-person at a public school during the pandemic. Teachers, paraprofessionals, counselors, cafeteria staff, custodians and other school staff all qualify. A fact sheet on the Educators Are Heroes Act isavailable here. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |