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"A hundred percent dedicated to the union," Carey says, "the union in St. Louis is so important because we don't have collective bargaining, so we have to do absolutely everything for our people."
President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump welcomed students as they begin a new academic year and encouraged them to focus on learning, personal growth, and making a positive impact.
AFSA supports a strong, cabinet-level Secretary of Education, a fully staffed U.S. Department of Education.

Black girls are twice as likely to be suspended in every state, and it’s not because of more frequent or serious misbehavior, a bold headline in U.S. News and World Reports states.

For years, this statistic has stood out to educators, raising great concern nationwide. 

The Trump administration budget for FY21 has nearly an 8% cut to education funding.
Chicago school principals and assistant principals turned out in force to speak their minds on the school rating system.
Urging Congress to incorporate the Rebuild America’s Schools Act (H.R. 865) into a larger infrastructure package for our children's sake.
New data and analysis finds significant progress on the science of reading instruction in teacher preparation.
The PRO Act is bold, comprehensive legislation to strengthen unions and the American workforce.