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“Think Globally, Act Locally”: Benjamin Mosley’s Path to School Leadership

“I love building leaders, love to be part of a school that cultivates talent. My doctoral dissertation was about cultivating principal effectiveness and outcomes.”

Sacramento City Unified School District Leaders Affiliate with AFSA

The United Professional Educators (UPE–Sacramento City Unified School District), the independent union representing principals, assistant principals, and a range of instructional and student-support certificated professionals in Sacramento City Unified School District, announced today that its Board of Directors has voted to affiliate with the AFSA.

Feeding a Community: How Kevin Carifi Helps Keep MCPS Running

Kevin’s position in school food and nutrition services was serendipitous for someone who planned to spend many years in the corporate world.

Up to $4,500 for Children of AFSA Members Attending College for the First Time in 2026

The 2026 Diann Woodard Scholarship online application and guidelines are now open. If you have a graduating high school senior planning to attend college in 2026, now is the time to encourage them to apply!

Five Outstanding Students Earn AFSA’s 2025 Diann Woodard Scholarship

AFSA honored five exceptional high school seniors with the prestigious Diann Woodard Scholarship in 2025, recognizing their academic achievements, unwavering dedication to community service, and exemplary work ethic.

Tom Carty, From the Old Guard to the Schoolyard

Straight out of high school, Tom Carty enlisted in the U.S. Army. Today, he is the long-time principal of P.S/I.S. 49, a highly successful school in Middle Village, Queens.

California Urban School Leaders Meet

This year’s day-and-a-half meeting, hosted by the Oakland Unified administrators’ union, focused on the role of organized labor in defending equity, fairness, and respect for education’s front-line leaders.

Oklahoma Schools Chief Ryan Walters Steps Down to Lead Anti-Union Group

We will build an army of teachers to defeat the teachers unions once and for all. This fight is going national and we will get our schools back.

Study Finds Most School Board Meetings Are Calm and Cooperative, Not Partisan

Despite frequent headlines highlighting political clashes at school board meetings, new research shows that such confrontations are the exception—not the rule.