Response to President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Proposal
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.
Statement in Response to Chairman Kline’s Legislation
Today, U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) introduced two pieces of legislation that mark the latest efforts to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), the Student Success Act and the Encouraging Innovation and Effective Teachers Act. Following the introduction of the legislation, AFSA President Diann Woodard released the following statement…
Response to The State of The Union
The President’s focus on job creation and the need for a solid manufacturing base in our country is indeed just one of the remedies needed to fix our ailing economy. However, for us to continue to be competitive in today’s global economy, we must start looking at what happens right when students enter our schools, and support them throughout their education and onto a sustainable career path.
Statement on the 2011 NAEP Reading and Mathematics Assessment
On Nov. 1, 2011, the National Assessment of Educational Progress at Grades 4 and 8 (NAEP) released their 2011 Reading and Mathematics assessment results, known as “The Nation’s Report Card”. Diann Woodard, president of the American Federation of School Administrators (AFSA), AFL-CIO, released this statement in response to the results…
Statement on the Senate Vote on Education and First Responder Jobs bill
Yesterday, our elected senators had a clear choice: vote with the best interests of children and communities in mind to create and protect hundreds of thousands of education, police officer and firefighter jobs; or vote with the best interests of millionaires in mind. Every single Republican senator chose the latter.
Statement in Response to NCLB Waivers
The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) unfairly labels schools as failing and imposes escalating sanctions that are driven by high-stakes testing mandates. NCLB also sets an unrealistic timeline and goal for all students to be deemed proficient by 2014, and there is general agreement in Congress that the law is flawed. Yet progress on the reauthorization remains stalled.
Remembering 9/11
As we near the 10th Anniversary of September 11, we pause to remember the victims and their families, and to honor the first responders and heroes who served on that tragic day and thereafter. As educators, it is vital that we keep sacred in our hearts and in our classrooms the day that forever altered the lives of so many. We encourage you to participate and attend commemorative events in your area and to share your stories, comments and experiences with us, as well as with your colleagues and students.
Statement by AFSA President Diann Woodard in Support of the American Jobs Act
To begin to address the serious jobs crisis in this nation, the President took a bold first step in announcing the American Jobs Act. His plan will create quality jobs that will support families, provide public services to strengthen communities and support unemployed workers laid off through no fault of their own.
Statement by the American Federation of School Administrators Memorializing Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the Unveiling of the Monument Commemorating his Valor
AFSA is proud to support the King Center and the AFL-CIO in the official unveiling of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, keenly aware that Reverend King’s dream of social and economic justice is yet to be fully realized. We take special pride as an affiliate of the AFL-CIO, as it hosts a National Symposium on “The American Dream: Jobs and Justice” on Friday, August 26.
2010-2011 AFSA Audited Financial Statement
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