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A Fighting Spirit: Dianne Huslin’s Impact on Schools and Students

Dianne Huslin’s journey to becoming founding principal of the award-winning, Gates Foundation-funded High School of Science and Technology in San Diego was a long one — and it didn’t end there.

NAESP Elects AFSA Member as Vice President and President-Elect

Cosentino will begin his term as vice president on August 1, 2026. He is slated to serve as NAESP president-elect in 2027–2028 and president in 2028–2029.

Dalphne Bell Champions Culture, Community and Student Voice

When she talks about her job as director of culturally and linguistically responsive initiatives for the Buffalo Public Schools, Dalphne Bell reflects on “being a Black woman who didn’t grow up experiencing celebratory Black culture or any other cultural celebrations.” She adds, “It was Thanksgiving, and I only learned that the Pilgrims and everyone were having a nice meal.”

Protecting and Strengthening Your Contract in the Time of COVID-19

How do you "pandemic-proof" your contract?

AFSA Issues Guide to Reopen Schools Safely

A Generation of Students in Jeopardy of Falling Behind Academically, Socially and Emotionally.

School Reopening Resources

This list is here to provide resources to help you think through your school reopening plan. It is a daily work in progress.

Please submit any information you think would be helpful to info@theschoolleader.com.

Social Emotional Learning Resources and COVID-19

As we look for ways to get schools reopened around the nation, we are seeing there are no easy answers. AFSA's own report on school reopening states, "after months of research by the medical and scientific community, and thoughtful dialogue with education professionals, we conclude that at least until there is a vaccine, there is no single solution that encompasses every school district in the nation."

Vote—Your Life Depends on It

In less than five months, we’ll be at Election Day. Hopefully by then, most voters will have cast ballots by mail, though whether you do so depends on the whims of politicians, notably Republicans who feel threatened by such balloting and the increased participation it implies.

Regardless, this time voters should take their ballots very seriously, because this year, literally, your life may depend on your vote.

Juneteenth

June 19, 1865 was the day when the last slaves in the land became free.