“When looking across the country, Baltimore does not quite measure up,” said Diann Woodard, president of the American Federation of School Administrators, the only national education union for school administrators, including Baltimore’s. And the leader of the city principals union says many administrators are leaving the district for higher-paying jobs with less pressure in nearby school systems.
School Leaders Meet in San Francisco
West Coast AFSA members met in San Francisco for the Regional Leadership Conference in October.
Remembering Dr. King
Martin Luther King III, President and CEO of The King Center, delivered the opening remarks at the AFL-CIO National Symposium on Jobs, Justice and the American Dream on August 26, 2011.
A Union of School Leaders
Thomas Cason, president of the Administrators Association of St. Louis Public Schools, AFSA Local 44, works with students at Soldan International Studies High School in St. Louis.
Rallying for Rights
AFSA members were among the thousands who participated in the labor rally in Lansing, Mich., on March 16, 2011.
AFSA Meets in New Orleans
AFSA members convened in New Orleans in April 2011 for the AFSA Midwestern and Southern Leadership Conference.-
AFSA’s Letter to the Editor Published in The Hill
On Jan. 25, 2012, The Hill published a letter AFSA submitted in response to Juan Williams’ op-ed in support of school choice.
From Diann Woodard, president of the American Federation of School Administrators
The failure of our education system lies not within the walls of the public schools that serve children in crisis, but with the policymakers and policies in place that ignore the fundamental causes of low student achievement: unfair funding formulas, poverty and unproven education policies.
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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.
What’s Happening
Save the date for our 13th Triennial Constitutional Convention in Puerto Rico, July 26-28, 2012! Click here for more information.
Union Benefits
