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AFSA Statement on the House’s “Less Bureaucracy, Better Education” Legislative Package

AFSA supports a strong, cabinet-level Secretary of Education, a fully staffed U.S. Department of Education, and robust federal programs that serve disadvantaged students, students with disabilities, and the educators and school leaders who support them.

AFSA Celebrates 50 Years of Leadership in Public Education

This week, AFSA celebrates its 50th anniversary, marking five decades of advocating for school leaders and strengthening public education.

NEA Delegates Elect New National Officers at Representative Assembly

Princess R. Moss of Virginia was elected president, Noel Candelaria of Texas was elected vice president, and Robert Varela Rodriguez of California was elected secretary-treasurer.

RIP John Sweeney, AFL-CIO President Emeritus

John Sweeney, former president of the AFL-CIO, died Feb. 1. Sweeny dedicated his life to working people. He was an organizer, working the streets looking to help people have a voice in their workplaces.

What Does Black History Month Mean to You?

Submit a paragraph that speaks to what Black History Month means to you.

Watch Hearings for Secretaries of Education and Labor

Watch the hearing remotely: www.help.senate.gov

Congress: Reopen and Rebuild America’s Schools, Save Education Jobs, Recover Lost Time

Congress is staring the year with a package of education bills.

We Don't Have to Choose Between Racial Justice and Class Justice

I’ve been feeling kind of white lately. Maybe it’s some of that white fragility Robin DiAngelo warns us about, but more and more often when I hear somebody say “disproportionately people of color,” it sounds like they’re also saying poor and working-class white people don’t matter. That makes me queasy—kind of fragile, I guess.

The Union Advantage in Your Pocketbook

Collective bargaining agreements. Union contracts helped protect more jobs, proportionally, against this modern-day plague. Just another reason to join the union.

We hate to sound like a broken record whose needle keeps skipping and playing the same tune over and over again, but the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ annual survey of union density and workers’ wages keeps playing the same tune: If you want higher pay, join a union.