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Good morning, I don’t have to tell you school leaders in Chicago Public Schools are busy people.

The Chicago Principals and Administrators Association (CPAA), the union representing Chicago’s principals and assistant principals, extend

School leaders now face the impossible task of opening schools without knowing whether the federal funds they relied on will arrive—or when.
Kids have an ability to see through a lot, including through you. They know when you’re on their side. We are more than ever a partner with our families in educating a child.

Every National Principals Month, AFSA expresses its gratitude by highlighting outstanding school leaders.

“Who are you?” a 4-year-old boy asked Sedrick Smith when he and his little classmates entered the principal’s office on a recent pre-K tour of Fallstaff Elementary/Middle School in Baltimore. 

In addition to being principal at Fallstaff, Dr. Smith is an adjunct professor of education at Loyola University Maryland and a writer who has been published in The Baltimore Sun, the Chicago Tribune and various scholarly journals. 

The number of public school book bans across the country increased by 33% in the 2022–23 school year compared with the 2021–22 school year.
Nearly 1 in 3 teen girls seriously considered attempting suicide—up nearly 60% from a decade ago.