According to Politico, Arizona’s teachers have rejected Gov. Doug Ducey’s plan to eventually boost teacher salaries by 20 percent and will walk out on April 26, union leaders say. The announcement follows a vote by more than 57,000 school employees in the state, with 78 percent backing a walkout. “Arizona educators have delivered a strong message tonight and overwhelmingly support […]

Apply today for the 2019 Diann Woodard AFSA Scholarship, which provides $2,500 toward college tuition to children of AFSA members in good standing. All applicants must be a graduating high school senior who will be attending college for the first time in the award year. The program is designed to support students who expresses a strong commitment to pursuing education beyond […]

Today, some schools are closing their doors as teachers and administrators participate in “A Day Without A Woman” according to Politico. It’s also International Women’s Day, and “A Day Without A Woman” is meant to recognize “the enormous value that women of all backgrounds add to our socio-economic system — while receiving lower wages and experiencing greater inequities, vulnerability to […]

President Donald Trump delivered his first address to a joint session of Congress in his presidency on Tuesday, February 28. In response, AFSA President Diann Woodard issued the following statement: “I applaud the president for his commitment to rebuilding our nation’s infrastructure. His call to invest $1 trillion dollars in the infrastructure of the United States will surely help to […]

AFSA President Diann Woodard led an AFSA delegation to Chicago to meet with the Chicago Principals and Administrators Association (CPAA), AFSA Local 2, leadership team. In addition to President Woodard, members of the AFSA delegation included AFSA Executive Vice President Ernest A. Logan, AFSA Secretary-Treasurer Len P. Pugliese, and AFSA General Counsel Bruce Bryant. At a meeting held at the […]

A passionate advocate for bully prevention and American recording artist, Lizzie Sider, together with AFSA Vice President, Lauran Cherry, hosted a webinar followed by a Q&A on how administrators can help create a climate to reduce bullying in schools. Watch the webinar here  Download the slideshow here Learn insights on how you can make an impact in your school from […]

In response to the U.S. Senate’s confirmation of Betsy DeVos as the next U.S. Secretary of Education, AFSA President Diann Woodard released the following statement: I am extremely disappointed with the United States Senate’s confirmation of Mrs. DeVos as U.S. Secretary of Education. Hundreds of thousands of Americans called their Senators, and urged them not to confirm Mrs. DeVos. Virtually […]

Today Senate Democrats are announcing a $1 trillion infrastructure plan that will create over 15 million new jobs. Below are excerpts describing education-related pieces of the proposal.  Read the one pager and the blueprint.          Strengthening America’s Public Schools $75 billion – Creating 975,000 New Jobs   We will invest $75 billion to jumpstart public school modernization. The funds would […]

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka made the following statement about the withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP): Last year, a powerful coalition of labor, environmental, consumer, public health and allied groups came together to stop the TPP. Today’s announcement that the US is withdrawing from TPP and seeking a reopening of NAFTA is an important first step toward a trade policy […]

Today marks the 4th anniversary of the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Our thoughts are with the 20 children and 6 educators that were killed that day, including the principal and AFSA member, Dawn Hochsprung. For resources on supporting grieving children and families, please visit grievingstudents.org. AFSA is proud to be a founding partner, along with several other leading national education […]