AFSA President Diann Woodard and Baltimore Local President Jimmy Gittings in Baltimore Sun
“When looking across the country, Baltimore does not quite measure up,” said Diann Woodard, president of the American Federation of School Administrators, the only national education union for school administrators, including Baltimore’s. And the leader of the city principals union says many administrators are leaving the district for higher-paying jobs with less pressure in nearby school systems.
AFSA’s Letter to the Editor Published in The Hill
On Jan. 25, 2012, The Hill published a letter AFSA submitted in response to Juan Williams’ op-ed in support of school choice.
From Diann Woodard, president of the American Federation of School Administrators
The failure of our education system lies not within the walls of the public schools that serve children in crisis, but with the policymakers and policies in place that ignore the fundamental causes of low student achievement: unfair funding formulas, poverty and unproven education policies.
Two AFSA Locals Part of ‘Principal Pipeline’ Initiative
Two AFSA Locals, CSA in NYC and ASASP in Prince George’s County, MD, are in the school districts that are receiving money from The Wallace Foundation.
AFSA Regional VP Jimmy Gittings Featured in Baltimore Sun
Jimmy Gittings, AFSA Regional Vice President and head of the Baltimore local, discusses the issue of principal turnover in the Baltimore Sun.
PANOPSI, AFSA Local 17, Goes to Court
PANOPSI, AFSA Local 17, filed a class-action lawsuit against multiple Louisiana state education officials for the wrongful termination of nearly 7,500 school employees immediately following Hurricane Katrina.