News and Advocacy

Appreciation That Lasts: Closing Out Principal Appreciation Month

School leaders do far more than manage buildings. They build communities.

School Board Candidates: Answer to School Leaders First

CBoE + CPAA Candidate Convos run October 6 through October 20. Show up. Bring a colleague. Make them answer.

AFSA Remembers Dolores Huerta and Her Lasting Impact on the Labor Movement

Huerta understood that the work was never about one person. It was about bringing others along, helping new leaders find their voices.

AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler: Principals Deserve More Than Thanks. They Deserve a Voice

In a National Principals Month message to AFSA members, the nation's top labor leader calls for school leaders to have a meaningful voice in decisions affecting their schools, including artificial intelligence, education policy and working conditions.

Elda Perez-Mejia: Championing Students and the Communities They Call Home

Elda Perez-Mejia is the founding principal of Sonia Sotomayor Community School, where she continues to serve. In addition to developing the school’s vision and mission statements, hiring staff and opening a school-based community clinic, she is developing a true dual-language program with an emphasis on social justice.

Principals Deserve to Be Heard

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What does leading a school today truly require? Hear directly from the people doing the work.

$4,500 AFSA Scholarship Available to Children of AFSA Members Entering College in 2027

AFSA encourages graduating high school seniors who are children of AFSA members and plan to begin college in 2027 to apply for this valuable educational opportunity.

Garrett Kirkland: Building Strong Schools and Stronger Unions

"The only difference between opportunity and obligation is perspective,” Garrett says. “If I see something as a chore, I’m not going to do very well, but if I see it as a challenge, I am.”