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Unions Urge House to Reject H.R. 8314 Over Constitutional Issues

The proposed legislation, which is intended to prevent foreign influence in U.S. elections, has raised concerns within the labor movement.

Biden-Harris Historic Investments in Public Education Deliver Results

Education Department Releases State Fact Sheets Detailing Biden-Harris Administration Investments.

New Report: Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity Top List of State Education Technology Priorities

The latest survey from SETDA identifies key edtech trends and priorities for state K-12 policy-makers as pandemic-era funds disappear.

Civics Education Now

One year ago at the AFSA convention, newly elected president Ernest Logan called on the delegates to push for a return to civics education.

New Law: NY Teachers Can't Carry Guns in Schools

NY educational institutions can't issue written authorization to carry a gun to any teacher or administrator.

School Panic Button Legislation Introduced in Congress

In New Jersey, AFSA members helped push school panic buttons in the state legislature. Now the idea is moving toward federal legislation.

AFSA Member Robert Motley Selected President-elect of NASSP

Maryland Principal Motley of Atholton High School and Local 36, Howard County Administrators Association, is the first union member to be elected to the position.

Eugene Scalia—Late Justice's Son—Named to Head DOL

GOP President Donald Trump has nominated right-wing lawyer Antonin—whoops, Eugene—Scalia to be secretary of labor. If confirmed, he would succeed Alexander Acosta, who was forced to resign.

Eugene Scalia is best identified as a son of the late and conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. But Eugene Scalia has spent his career advocating big business causes and cases, both before and after a brief temporary stint as DOL’s solicitor, its top attorney.

How Federal Policy Can Better Support Teachers and School Leaders

Is Title II effective? The debate is going on.