AFSA is dedicated to keeping members and education supporters informed of the latest education and labor news. As school leaders, AFSA members are key figures in their communities and education circles. Education reform and collective bargaining rights are at the forefront of today’s political debates, and as the only national union for school-based administrators, AFSA is set on leading the discussions.
Crystal Barton, president of the Buffalo Council of School Supervisors and Administrators, AFSA Local 10, is featured on “Go Red” Campaign Billboard in Buffalo, NY
On Sunday, April 22, the AFSA General Executive Board voted unanimously to endorse President Barack Obama for re-election in 2012. Following the endorsement, AFSA President Diann Woodard released the following statement: “President Obama shares AFSA’s belief that investing in public education is the key to our nation’s future. While we may not always see eye-to-eye [...]
AFSA President Diann Woodard’s recent column in The Huffington Post challenges our elected leaders to stop ignoring the poverty that haunts our schools. She writes, “Neither the ESEA nor any other federal policies address the rapid descent of a growing number of families into poverty. They offer no funding to improve learning conditions, and no equitable forms of evaluation for school leaders being forced to cope with the pathologies of impoverished communities, let alone supportive child health care.”
In response to the May 1 report “The Ripple Effect” released by the American Institutes for Research (AIR) on principal effectiveness, AFSA President Diann Woodard released the following statement…
Bullying of children and young adults is a serious problem across the nation and educators, parents, students and community members are becoming increasingly aware of this national problem.
WHEREAS, since 1962, the Council of School Supervisors and Administrators (CSA), Local 1 of the American Federation of School Administrators (ASFA), AFL-CIO, has been fighting on behalf of Principals, Assistant Principals, Supervisors and Education Administrators, to improve the quality of public school education for students of all backgrounds; and WHEREAS, prior to the formation of [...]
A new documentary that challenges the education community to address and prevent school bullying now has the endorsement of the nation’s only school administrators’ union. The American Federation of School Administrators added its members’ voices to those of the American Federation of Teachers and others who have called the documentary “Bully” one of this year’s most important films.
The time has come to once again order the AFSA Leadership Award! The AFSA Leadership Award is an excellent way to acknowledge student accomplishments and to represent AFSA as an organization that encourages student success and growth inside and outside of the classroom. Please place your orders with AFSA HQ by no later than May 1.
On March 27, AFSA President Diann Woodard sent a letter to every member of the House of Representatives urging them to reject Rep. Paul Ryan’s Budget.
While we are still reviewing the document in its entirety, we must express concern with many of the education investments that appear based on competition. For example, the Race To The Top program rewards the winners with temporary funding increases and inherently creates losers. Sadly, the schools that do not win these competitions are often the very ones that need the greatest support.
