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Leading Education Organizations Highlight Importance of Technology and Connectivity for Learning

When supported by reliable, high-capacity broadband, school technology enables educators to leverage digital tools and rich content to differentiate instruction, assess student understanding, and create opportunities for small-group and individualized learning.

Honoring Dr. King -- Staying Focused on Our Children and the Future of Public Education

Dr. King believed deeply in collective action and in the power of organized labor to strengthen democracy.

“Think Globally, Act Locally”: Benjamin Mosley’s Path to School Leadership

“I love building leaders, love to be part of a school that cultivates talent. My doctoral dissertation was about cultivating principal effectiveness and outcomes.”

Local 2 Organizing to Give Board Input on School Ratings

Chicago school principals and assistant principals turned out in force to speak their minds on the school rating system.

AFSA Pushing Hard for Rebuild America’s Schools Act

Urging Congress to incorporate the Rebuild America’s Schools Act (H.R. 865) into a larger infrastructure package for our children's sake.

Reading in Teacher Preparation Gains Ground

New data and analysis finds significant progress on the science of reading instruction in teacher preparation.

PRO Act Coming Up in the House

The PRO Act is bold, comprehensive legislation to strengthen unions and the American workforce.

NLRB Fears Union Buttons

By a partisan 3–1 vote, the National Labor Relations Board’s GOP majority shrank the size of union buttons and other insignia workers can wear on the job.

Union Activism Grows as Membership Holds Steady

Union activism, success in community-backed strikes and the record numbers of unionists elected to public office is the real story of unions this year.