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As president of the 1.6 million-member American Federation of Teachers, Randi Weingarten is one of the most recognized names in American education.

The first openly gay woman to preside over a labor union, Weingarten, 60, was raised in Rockland County, N.Y., and graduated from Cornell University’s Industrial and Labor Relations school and the Cardozo School of Law. She is a life member of Hadassah—a gift from her mother, a teacher who found what she called her “spiritual home” in the organization.

Weingarten spoke recently as she traveled by train from Washington, D.C., where she works, to Manhattan, where she lives with her partner, Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum, of the LGBTQ Congregation Beit Simchat Torah.

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This interview has been edited for brevity and clarity.

What are the most critical issues facing American education today?

For the first time ever, the most critical issue is whether we will even have a public education system.

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