February 7, 2019     Volume 1                       Rebuild America’s Schools Act Introduced in the House The Rebuild America’s Schools Act in the U.S. House of Representatives would authorize $100 billion in grants and bonds to construct, modernize, repair, renovate or retrofit public school facilities. Introduced […]

The Hechinger Report writes that Rural school leaders have some of the most complex roles in education — and some of the highest attrition. Read the article and see if this matches up with what we know of big city principals. The big jobs of small-town principals

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What is National Principals Month? National Principals Month recognizes the essential role that principals play in making a school great. Each October, NASSP, NAESP, and AFSA seek to honor these unsung heroes for their tireless efforts in pursuit of excellence in education. National Principals Month is marked by national and state resolutions supporting the event, as well as acknowledgments from […]

Principals Group_FY19 Funding Letter to Leadership

WASHINGTON—Brushing aside rafts of complaints from individual workers, their union and a group of lawmakers, the Republican-named majority on the Federal Communications Commission approved a plan the Communications Workers say could make work on telecom poles dangerous.   The 3-1 vote, engineered by Trump-named FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, a former top counsel for a telecom company, also opens the way […]

Exploring the Changing Landscape of Public Education Join AFSA at our 15th Triennial Constitutional Convention July 26-29, 2018 at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center. During this convention, there will be a focus on the many challenges we are facing in both education and labor. Delegates will discuss and debate a wide range of critical issues, including: Confronting existing barriers […]