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AFSA Calls on FCC to Preserve and Strengthen E-Rate

School leaders say reliable broadband is basic school infrastructure.

AFSA Board Focuses on Organizing, Union Operations and Issues Facing School Leaders

These meetings give us the opportunity to listen to one another, identify where our members need support and turn those conversations into action.

Pam Farrell: Championing the Arts and Her Members

Pam says of AFSA, "As soon as we met the team, we knew we had found a home. They have been so instrumental as a resource and a feeling that we are not alone. As AFSA 151, we are part of a larger union family, and that means a lot when you are doing this work.”

Chicago Principals Secure First Contract, Win Key Protections and Pay Increases

This contract affirms what we have always known: when principals and assistant principals are supported and heard, students succeed.

Back to School Transitions Can Be Tough for Grieving Students

One group that can easily be overlooked is students who are grieving the loss of a parent, sibling, or other close family member or friend

AFL-CIO Sounds Alarm Over Renewed Threats to Federal Worker Safety Agency

Workers depend on NIOSH to prevent illness, injury and death on the job,” the AFL-CIO said in a statement. “Without this research, more workers will get sick, more workers will be injured, and more workers will die.

Workers Ask 'Why is my future being torn away'?

Proclaiming Labor Day 2025 unlike any other “in the history of our movement and our country,” AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler reports.

Labor Day: Honoring Our Past, Getting Involved, Building Our Future External

Labor Day exists because generations of workers stood up for safe workplaces, fair pay, time to rest, and the right to be heard.

AFSA Urges Balanced, Ethical Approach to Artificial Intelligence in Schools

Artificial intelligence in schools should be implemented with a balanced approach that prioritizes both opportunity and responsibility, according to formal comments submitted by AFSA to the U.S. Department of Education on advancing artificial intelligence (AI) in schools.