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MCAAP Announces Andre Phillips as Executive Director

Rockville, Maryland - The Montgomery County Association of Administrators and Principals (MCAAP) Announces New Executive Director.

MCAAP Honors Patricia Donner with the 2025 Edye Miller Distinguished Service Award

MCAAP Honors Patricia Donner with the 2025 Edye Miller Distinguished Service Award

Dr. Jeff Sullivan Director of MCPS Athletics named 2025 Dr. Edward Shirley Award Winner

Dr. Jeffrey Sullivan Honored with the Dr. Edward Shirley Award for Excellence in Educational Administration and Supervision.

Civics Education Now

One year ago at the AFSA convention, newly elected president Ernest Logan called on the delegates to push for a return to civics education.

New Law: NY Teachers Can't Carry Guns in Schools

NY educational institutions can't issue written authorization to carry a gun to any teacher or administrator.

School Panic Button Legislation Introduced in Congress

In New Jersey, AFSA members helped push school panic buttons in the state legislature. Now the idea is moving toward federal legislation.

AFSA Member Robert Motley Selected President-elect of NASSP

Maryland Principal Motley of Atholton High School and Local 36, Howard County Administrators Association, is the first union member to be elected to the position.

Eugene Scalia—Late Justice's Son—Named to Head DOL

GOP President Donald Trump has nominated right-wing lawyer Antonin—whoops, Eugene—Scalia to be secretary of labor. If confirmed, he would succeed Alexander Acosta, who was forced to resign.

Eugene Scalia is best identified as a son of the late and conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. But Eugene Scalia has spent his career advocating big business causes and cases, both before and after a brief temporary stint as DOL’s solicitor, its top attorney.

How Federal Policy Can Better Support Teachers and School Leaders

Is Title II effective? The debate is going on.