News and Advocacy

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.

Hispanic Heritage Month: Celebrate First

 “Every one of our students lives in a city Latino people helped build. That is everyone’s history.”

$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.

How Would You Rate Family Engagement at Your School?

Active participation of families is one of the most powerful predictors of children’s development.

Principal’s Leadership Expansion: Community Organizer/Activist & Social Architect of Learning

Implementing a shared leadership system implies an expanded set of roles for the school principal.

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?