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Make Students Feel Valued

In the wake of the post-COVID-19 pandemic world, we are witnessing a surge in stress and anxiety among our students.

Central Office Transformation for Equitable Teaching & Learning

Central offices were set up over a century ago to handle business and regulatory functions. Today’s schools require a fundamentally new approach.

AFSA Joins Hands with Italian School Leaders

AFSA has embarked on an official collaboration with the largest network of school leaders in Italy, Senza Zaino.

Vote by Mail Needs Support

AFSA has joined other unions in a push for the $3.6 billion in the House Democrats’ stimulus bill to pay states to establish vote-by-mail systems—and the measure’s mandate they do so.

However, the unions, plus wide public support for the idea across the country, might not be enough to sway either GOP President Trump or the overwhelming majority of the Senate’s ruling Republicans. Both Trump and senators fear that the more people vote, as Trump put, the more the Republicans lose at the polls.

Take Action to Rebuild Schools

With the average public school more than 50 years old, we have reached a critical juncture to fulfill the need to update and make safer our 100,000 public K–12 school facilities across the country.

Public Health Emergency Exacerbating Longstanding 'Homework Gap': Requires Immediate Action

“We cannot allow the ‘homework gap’ to become a larger ‘learning gap’ during the coronavirus pandemic.”

Social, Emotional Professional Development Online Workshop

Have you been riding a roller coaster of emotions lately?

COVID-19: Re-Entry and Beyond, Join the Conversation—May 5 at 4 p.m.

Districts across the nation were told to close their schools, send students and staff home, and begin to teach and learn in an online/remote environment.

Remembering Workers Who Died Because of the Job

Fifty years ago, Congress passed the Occupational Safety and Health Act, and more than 40 years ago, Congress passed the Mine Safety and Health Act, promising every worker the right to a safe job.