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Make Students Feel Valued

In the wake of the post-COVID-19 pandemic world, we are witnessing a surge in stress and anxiety among our students.

Central Office Transformation for Equitable Teaching & Learning

Central offices were set up over a century ago to handle business and regulatory functions. Today’s schools require a fundamentally new approach.

AFSA Joins Hands with Italian School Leaders

AFSA has embarked on an official collaboration with the largest network of school leaders in Italy, Senza Zaino.

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.

The Union Advantage in Your Pocketbook

Collective bargaining agreements. Union contracts helped protect more jobs, proportionally, against this modern-day plague. Just another reason to join the union.

We hate to sound like a broken record whose needle keeps skipping and playing the same tune over and over again, but the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ annual survey of union density and workers’ wages keeps playing the same tune: If you want higher pay, join a union.

Buy American Will Create Jobs

Our tax dollars should be used to create jobs and advance production here at home.