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School leaders now face the impossible task of opening schools without knowing whether the federal funds they relied on will arrive—or when.
Take time and review the agenda for the upcoming AFSA Convention.
AFSA has officially released its proposed constitutional amendments and resolutions in preparation for its upcoming national convention.

Happy Veterans Day!

Veterans and working people face the same issues—a lack of good jobs, access to quality health care, and the need for racial and economic justice.

The Union Veterans Council (UVC) brings working-class veterans together to speak out on the issues that impact us most, especially the need for good jobs and a strong, fully funded and staffed Veterans Administration.

The Israel-Gaza war is distressing, and children and teens may be wondering why this violence is occurring and what else will happen in the future.
We ask principals to do a lot already, but we also need them to be at the center of advocating for funding key national education programs.

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.