News and Advocacy

The Promise of a New School Year

A message from CPAA President Banks

Pam Farrell: Championing the Arts and Her Members

Pam says of AFSA, "As soon as we met the team, we knew we had found a home. They have been so instrumental as a resource and a feeling that we are not alone. As AFSA 151, we are part of a larger union family, and that means a lot when you are doing this work.”

NYC Council to Take Up AFSA’s Call for National School Safety Task Force

Resolution to be introduced Sept. 10 calls on Congress and the President to act as new research highlights threats facing school leaders responsible for keeping students and staff safe.

Education Spending Sees Modest Gains in Deal on Federal Budget

Federal K–12 education spending will see an approximate increase of 3% from last year.

School Choice at White House; Report Says Feds Wasting Millions on Charters

Calling it "educational freedom," President Trump held a roundtable discussion.

Working-Class Media Needed in United States

The United States needs “a working-class media” to “recover” control of the national conversation about income inequality, class and race.

It's Time to Speak Out, Logan Tells Local 1 Leadership Conference

You are seeing activism all around this country by educators. Now what?

Inequality and the Iron Law of Decaying Public Services

Fires are raging everywhere in California these days, and firefighters are having enormous trouble keeping up. Chronically understaffed local fire departments simply don’t have the resources to handle Act #1 of what climate change has in store for us.

Nurses Union Endores Sanders

National Nurses United, the activist and progressive nurses union that was the first to endorse Sen. Bernie Sanders’s 4 years ago, did it again.