Recently, five Newark, NJ principals were unjustly suspended by Superintendent Cami Anderson. The reason: for simply supporting community members and speaking out against the closures of public schools. Immediately following the announced suspensions, AFSA President Woodard traveled to Newark to meet with the principals and pledge AFSA’s support.  “Superintendent Anderson has seemingly plowed forward blindly, ignoring school leaders and disregarding […]

Following the suspension of five principals in Newark, Dr. Leonard Pugliese, AFSA regional vice president and executive director of the City Association of Supervisors and Administrators (CASA), AFSA Local 20 in Newark will speak on The Chalk Radio on January 23 at 7 pm EST. To listen in to the show, visit www.blogtalkradio.com/chalkface. Below is a direct account from Dr. Pugliese […]

We are outraged to hear of the five principals who were unjustly suspended in Newark by Superintendent Cami Anderson for simply supporting community members and speaking out against the closures of public schools. As Newark Councilman Ras Baraka said in a statement on Friday, January 14: Today Cami Anderson indefinitely suspended four Newark principals: Tony Motley of Bragraw Avenue School, […]

As educators and students across the nation face school closures, budget cuts, test fixation and privatization, it is important that we come together and reclaim the promise of public education. This week at the AFL-CIO convention, delegates and unions, including AFSA, pledged their support and promised to continue the fight in ensuring all students have access to good and safe […]

Spring break is typically a time for students, teachers and administrators to kick up their feet, spend time with their families, go on vacation, or dedicate some extra time to studying, but this year’s spring break in Chicago was different. On March 27, more than 100 teachers, principals, school administrators and other opponents gathered arm-in-arm in front of City Hall, […]

Closing schools should never be used as a quick fix solution to solve larger budget problems. Instead, we should be investing more resources into these schools to ensure that all children, across all backgrounds, ethnicities, and incomes, receive a high quality education.

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