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Leading Education Organizations Highlight Importance of Technology and Connectivity for Learning

When supported by reliable, high-capacity broadband, school technology enables educators to leverage digital tools and rich content to differentiate instruction, assess student understanding, and create opportunities for small-group and individualized learning.

Honoring Dr. King -- Staying Focused on Our Children and the Future of Public Education

Dr. King believed deeply in collective action and in the power of organized labor to strengthen democracy.

“Think Globally, Act Locally”: Benjamin Mosley’s Path to School Leadership

“I love building leaders, love to be part of a school that cultivates talent. My doctoral dissertation was about cultivating principal effectiveness and outcomes.”

AFSA Endorses Miguel Cardona to Head the Department of Education

AFSA and CFSA endorse Commissioner Cardona without hesitation.

RIP John Sweeney, AFL-CIO President Emeritus

John Sweeney, former president of the AFL-CIO, died Feb. 1. Sweeny dedicated his life to working people. He was an organizer, working the streets looking to help people have a voice in their workplaces.

What Does Black History Month Mean to You?

Submit a paragraph that speaks to what Black History Month means to you.

Watch Hearings for Secretaries of Education and Labor

Watch the hearing remotely: www.help.senate.gov

Congress: Reopen and Rebuild America’s Schools, Save Education Jobs, Recover Lost Time

Congress is staring the year with a package of education bills.

We Don't Have to Choose Between Racial Justice and Class Justice

I’ve been feeling kind of white lately. Maybe it’s some of that white fragility Robin DiAngelo warns us about, but more and more often when I hear somebody say “disproportionately people of color,” it sounds like they’re also saying poor and working-class white people don’t matter. That makes me queasy—kind of fragile, I guess.