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Data-Driven AP Lifts Up Students, Teachers

Lizzy Crispin headed the committee that led Leonardo da Vinci High School to become the first and only Blue Ribbon high school in Buffalo, New York.

Increase in Job-Related Deaths

Overall, fatalities on the job rose 5.7%. The rise in fatal occupational injuries from 2021 to 2022 is “alarming and unacceptable” to the AFL-CIO.

Welcome Back to School

Even now we feel some excitement, though we still feel the aftershock of the pandemic, and continue to experience its impact on student learning.

Join the March on Washington, 60 Years Later

This year’s March on Washington 60th anniversary event is a continuation, not a commemoration.

And when it's time to show up for equality, freedom and justice, the labor movement delivers. That’s why we’re inviting you to join us for this inspiring event.

Here are the details:

Labor Continues the March Toward Justice
Where: Lincoln Memorial
When: Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023
Program: 8 a.m.–1 p.m.
March: 1–3 p.m.

SchoolSafety.gov Launches New Resources

Visit the new safe school, back-to-school education campaign highlighting federal school safety resources and evidence-based practices, launched by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in partnership with the U.S. Departments of Education (ED), Health and Human Services (HHS) and Justice (DOJ).

Standing with Writers and Actors

Artists and educators shape our culture and, in this inestimable role, let us all stand together now and forever.

Touching Base with the White House

Our leadership team here at AFSA is working daily to make sure every member’s voice is heard at the highest levels of government.

NAEP: Reading and Math Scores Drop to Lowest Levels in Decades

As principals, vice principals, directors, supervisors and other school leaders, we know the best way to turn this trend around is a heavy-duty investment in our students and educators.