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Portrait of a Graduate, Portrait of a Crisis: What Education Must Fix Before the Future Arrives

I am not anti-college. I am not anti-technology. I am not anti-innovation. I am pro-student. Period. I want them to be truly future ready.

Angelina Santana: Guided by Mentors, Driven by Purpose

Born in San Francisco, California, Angelina Santana recalls a much gentler time for immigrant families. Today, as assistant principal at Eastlake High School in Chula Vista, California, AFSA Local 150, Angie is devoted to helping her students find the opportunities and resources they need for success, regardless of their families’ status.

At a Time of Educator Shortages, Trump’s Ed Team Sends Wrong Message

For the federal government to claim that educators like school leaders are not professionals is both wrong and disrespectful.

Enjoy Union-Made Oreo Cookies

You can buy and eat Oreo cookies again. Just make sure they’re made in the U.S.A., especially in Portland, Ore., not in Monterrey, Mexico.

More Than $1 Billion Going to States for Emergency Connectivity Fund

Learn how to apply for the money for your school and district.

House Committee on Education and Labor Updates on Budget Reconciliation

For educators and administrators, these new updates serve as significant wins and a step in the right direction.

Grieving Students, Transitions and COVID

Now that we are settling in for the school year, students and educators have been adapting to our new COVID-19 world.

Labor Day Message 2021

Labor Day 2021

Get involved with your union. If we are going to make change, not only for our profession and the children we serve, but for our larger community, we need every voice to be heard.

Hotels Using COVID-19 to Stop Cleaning Rooms

Hotel rooms should be cleaned every day. It's what guests expect and pay for.

But using COVID-19 as an excuse, Hilton is ending automatic daily housekeeping, trying to forever change the guest experience and cut housekeepers' jobs. Many travelers might not know that when rooms don't get cleaned, housekeepers lose out on the jobs they depend on to raise a family. 

"Hilton is trying to take advantage of pandemic disruption to cut services like automatic daily housekeeping," says D. Taylor, international president of UNITE HERE.