In August, when so many Marylanders were swimming and boating, hiking, and camping, Patricia Donner could be found practically 24/7 at Gaithersburg High School, Montgomery County Public Schools, Ma
The opening of San Francisco’s Alice Fong Yu Alternative School (AFY) in 1995 “was a victory for the whole community,” according to its firebrand founding principal, Liana Szeto.
Since 2020, 11 new union locals have joined the American Federation of School Administrators, which now represents some 25,000 school and district leaders in 150 chapters across the country.
This past weekend, we hosted a Food Truck Pop up for our members at the Baltimore City Schools District Offices as a way to say thank you and be in community! Thank you to all that attended! A special thank you to our Vice President, Rhonda Richetta for being on site to support our members.
The annual ranking spotlights union chiefs who have secured major victories—whether through new contracts, legislation, or organizing wins—and those who have successfully guided members through challenging times.
At 8 years old, his whole life changed, recalls Jeffrey Thomas, Career and Technical Education Operations Specialist at the San Diego Unified School District. During the teachers’ strike of 1977, he and his classmates were sent off on a bus to see Star Wars. When Jeffrey saw that first spaceship fly overhead, he decided to learn all he could about media—and he was transformed forever.
