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.

CPAA Launches Social Media Campaign for Sufficient Staffing

CPAA has gotten a verbal commitment from our Mayor-Elect, Lori Lightfoot, to increase overall staffing in your schools (see video below).

Equal pay for Men and Women

Advocates of equal pay for equal work used Equal Pay Day, earlier this month, to lobby the Senate to make pay equality

VIDEO: Mayor-Elect Lightfoot Signals New Day for Principals and AP's

Greetings School Leaders:
Watch the video below to listen to ten minutes of highlights from CPAA's interview with our Mayor-Elect, Lori Lightfoot. I briefed our next mayor on a few of our major issues and she has committed to working with us to address them. Watch the video to hear her for yourself.

CPAA Convenes First Legal Summit

WHAT IS THE LEGAL SUMMIT?

Over the past seven years, principals have expressed growing concerns and fears regarding being arbitrarily targeted for multiple investigations, being removed from their schools, and the genuine lack of due process that negatively impacts the professional careers and livelihood

Preckwinkle and Lightfoot Weigh-In on Adding School Staff and Changes to SQRP

Greetings School Leaders:

Preckwinkle Will Reinstate Pension Contribution for AP’s Who Become Principals

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