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Historic legislation ensures fair negotiations for principals' first-ever collective bargaining agreement.
The findings, based on middle-of-the-school-year literacy data, offer a mixed picture for educators and policymakers.
The Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act, a bill to guarantee public sector employees the right to organize and bargain collectively, was reintroduced in Congress.

AFSA’s 17th Triennial Convention will officially kick off July 24. It's time for local unions to start organizing travel plans and making preparations for an event that will shape the future of AFSA.

With the theme “Words Into Action,” the convention promises to be a pivotal moment in advancing our union’s mission. While the full agenda still is being finalized, a tentative convention structure is available to help guide your travel arrangements.

AFSA members have responded to the union’s call to action by sending more letters to their senators and representatives in one week than ever before.

AFSA has officially launched the School Leader Contract Library, a groundbreaking resource designed to support local union leaders in contract negotiations. Exclusively available to presidents of AFSA affiliate unions across the United States, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, this library provides access to proven contract language, valuable insights and best practices from communities nationwide, strengthening bargaining efforts. 

It never occurred to Dale that not a single one of them was Black in a community school where all the students were Black.
On May 17, 1954, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously in favor of the plaintiffs. Chief Justice Earl Warren wrote the opinion, which stated that “separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.”
School leadership wasn’t in my plans. I loved teaching and never would have guessed I’d become an administrator.