News and Advocacy

Kia Banks Addresses Chicago Board of Education

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

CPAA Thanks Chief Education Officer Bogdana Chkoumbova on Her Next Chapter

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

DOE’s Withholding of $6.9 Billion in FY2025 K-12 Funding Threatens Student Success and Paralyzes School Systems Nationwide

School leaders now face the impossible task of opening schools without knowing whether the federal funds they relied on will arrive—or when.

Protecting and Strengthening Your Contract in the Time of COVID-19

How do you "pandemic-proof" your contract?

Protecting and Strengthening Your Contract in the Time of COVID-19

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AFSA Summer of Learning: Protecting and Strengthening Your Contract in the Time of COVID
How do you "pandemic-proof" your contract?

Framing Our Issue

Reopening and Remote Learning in Chicago Public Schools

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CONTENTS

Summary of Reopening Issues and Concerns

  1. Policies and Protocols

  2. Personnel Needs

  3. Equipment, Supplies, Facilities, and Sanitation

  4. Remote Learning Support

AFSA Issues Guide to Reopen Schools Safely

A Generation of Students in Jeopardy of Falling Behind Academically, Socially and Emotionally.

School Reopening Resources

This list is here to provide resources to help you think through your school reopening plan. It is a daily work in progress.

Please submit any information you think would be helpful to info@theschoolleader.com.

Social Emotional Learning Resources and COVID-19

As we look for ways to get schools reopened around the nation, we are seeing there are no easy answers. AFSA's own report on school reopening states, "after months of research by the medical and scientific community, and thoughtful dialogue with education professionals, we conclude that at least until there is a vaccine, there is no single solution that encompasses every school district in the nation."